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Archive: Mar 2023

SAR Winds over Cyclone Herman in the south Indian Ocean

Himawari-9 imagery for the hour surrounding an RCM-1 pass over the center of Severe Tropical Cyclone Herman, below, shows strong convection (with widespread brightness temperatures colder than -85oC — light purple in this enhancement — with isolated pixel values cooler than -90oC — in purple). Peak Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)... Read More

Tropical Cyclone Herman

Tropical Cyclone Herman has upgraded to Tropical Storm status and currently sits in the Eastern Indian Ocean, approximately 1600 km from the coast of Western Australia. It has been measured to produce gusts up to 55 mph. As of yet, the storm poses no threat to human populations and is... Read More