Image:Typhoon Kai-Tak 2005.jpg

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Typhoon Kai-Tak was a powerful typhoon when it was observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite at 10:10 a.m. local time on October 30, 2005. At that time, Typhoon Kai-Tak had sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour (85 miles per hour), and the storm continued to gather strength as it moved northeastward toward a projected landfall on the northern Vietnamese coast.

The large image provided above has a resolution of 250 meters per pixel. It is available in additional resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response Team.

Source

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13239

Date

2005-10-30

Author

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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current16:49, 14 September 20065,600×5,600 (3.72 MB)Good kitty
16:40, 14 September 20063,875×3,875 (1.34 MB)Good kitty (== Summary == {{Information |Description=This image of Typhoon Kai-Tak was captured at 0612 UTC on October 30, 2005 by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite. At the time it was located in the South China Sea with maximum sustained winds of more th)
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