Hurricane Joaquin
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Joaquin reached Category 1 hurricane intensity on the morning of 30 September 2015 (NHC advisories). An eye structure was becoming apparent on a 1259 UTC Microwave (85 GHz) image from the SSMIS instrument on the DMSP-18 satellite (above).The GOES-13 (GOES-East) satellite was placed into Rapid Scan Operations (RSO) mode, providing images... Read More