News articles tagged with 'convection'
Earth's core rotating faster than rest of the planet but slower than previously believed
— 21 Feb 2011 17:57 | Geology and palaeontologyNew research gives the first accurate estimate of how much faster the Earth's core is rotating compared to the rest of the planet…
Satellites give an eagle eye on thunderstorms
— 16 Dec 2010 16:34 | EnvironmentIt's one of the more frustrating parts of summer. You check the weather forecast, see nothing dramatic, and go hiking or biking. Then, four hours later, a thunderstorm appears out of…
NASA satellites help see ups and downs ahead for Depression Lisa
— 24 Sep 2010 11:14 | EnvironmentTropical Depression Lisa has had a struggle, and it appears that she's in for more of the same…
NASA sees Tropical Storm Julia born with strong thunderstorms and heavy rainfall
— 14 Sep 2010 11:16 | EnvironmentTropical Depression 12 was born in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean yesterday, Sept. 12 and two NASA satellites saw factors that indicated she would later strengthen into Tropical Storm…
NASA infrared data sees convection building in Fiona's clouds
— 2 Sep 2010 15:58 | EnvironmentInfrared satellite imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed some strong convection building in Tropical Storm Fiona, and her maximum sustained winds increased from 40 mph yesterday…
Rain contributes to cycling patterns of clouds
— 12 Aug 2010 08:03 | EnvironmentLike shifting sand dunes, some clouds disappear in one place and reappear in another. New work this week in Nature shows why: Rain causes air to move vertically, which breaks down and…
NASA infrared image of Tropical Storm Chanthu shows convection missing on west side
— 21 Jul 2010 08:36 | EnvironmentThe fourth tropical depression of the western Pacific Ocean strengthened into a tropical storm and was named Chanthu today. Infrared imagery from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS)…
Once a depression, 6E now a remnant, NASA imagery shows little strength left
— 17 Jul 2010 13:23 | EnvironmentThe storm known formerly as Tropical Depression 6E, or TD6E, has been downgraded into a remnant low pressure system in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. On July 16 when NASA's Aqua satellite…
NASA infrared imagery hinted Darby would become a hurricane
— 25 Jun 2010 09:47 | EnvironmentInfrared imagery provides forecasters with a look at the temperature of cloud tops in tropical cyclones, sea surface and land surface temperatures and more. NASA infrared imagery from…
NASA's infrared satellite imagery sees Tropical Storm Darby form quickly
— 24 Jun 2010 11:22 | EnvironmentThe fifth tropical depression of the Eastern Pacific Ocean hurricane season developed and quickly strengthened into Tropical Storm Darby during the early morning hours of June 23. NASA's…