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NASA's Satellites Examine Gigantic Force Of Nature We Cannot Control -
Very Dangerous Super Typhoon Sanba

15 September, 2012

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MessageToEagle.com - Every year, different countries particularly, those in the tropical areas experience typhoons with different and often tremendous speeds.

Typhoons and hurricanes can damage and create destruction for just a day of existence in certain places of our globe.

These are powers of nature - we cannot control!

The TRMM satellite flew directly over the clear eye of super typhoon Sanba in the western Pacific Ocean on September 14, 2012.

TRMM'sensitive instruments examined super soaking Super Typhoon Sanba and powerful hot towering thunderstorms around its center and rain falling at a rate as high as three inches per hour.

Today - Sept. 14 at 12 p.m. EDT, there have been reported sustained winds of 50 knots (58 mph) and greater are anticipated within 24 hours!



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NASA's TRMM satellite flew directly over the clear eye of Super Typhoon Sanba in the western Pacific Ocean on Sept. 14, 2012 at 1:14 a.m. EDT. TRMM revealed very heavy rain with intensities of over 80 mm (~3 inches) per hour was located in the bands spiraling around the powerful category four typhoon. (Credit: SSAI/NASA, Hal Pierce)


TRMM PR data was used to create a 3-D view from the west of Super Typhoon Sanba. The inner eye wall and older eye both extended to heights above 13km (~8.8 miles), that included hot towers.

A "hot tower" is a tall cumulonimbus cloud that reaches at least to the top of the troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere. It extends approximately nine miles (14.5 km) high in the tropics.

These towers are called "hot" because they rise to such altitude due to the large amount of latent heat.

Water vapor releases this latent heat as it condenses into liquid.

TRMM PR data was used to create a 3-D view from the west of Super Typhoon Sanba. The inner eye wall and older eye both extended to heights above 13km (~8.8 miles), that included hot towers.

On Sept. 14 at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT) Super Typhoon Sanba's maximum sustained winds were near 135 knots (155 mph/250 kmh). It was located approximately 380 nautical miles (437 miles/704 km) south-southeast of Kadena Airbase, Okinawa, Japan.


On Sept. 14 showed Sanba was tightly wrapped and still has an eye about 13 nautical miles wide.

This visible image of Super Typhoon Sanba was captured by the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite on Sept. 13, 2012 at 0450 UTC (12:50 a.m. EDT). (Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team)


Only some days ago, on Sept. 11, at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT), newborn Tropical Storm Sanba had maximum sustained winds near 40 knots (46 mph/74 kmh). It was located about 725 nautical miles (834 miles/1,343 km) east of Manila, Philippines, near 12.6 North latitude and 133.0 East longitude. It is moving to the north-northwest at 12 knots (13.8 mph/22.2 kmh).


Sanba storm as seen by NASA's Aqua satellite - on Sept 11, 2012 - at 0453 UTC.

Those high, strong thunderstorms had cloud-top temperatures of -63 Fahrenheit (-52 Celsius)! Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen


NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Typhoon Sanba and captured an infrared image that showed the storm "tightening up," or consolidating and strengthening. Satellite imagery also indicated that an eye is forming.


Sanba storm as seen by NASA's Aqua satellite - on Sept 11, 2012 - 1:11 p.m. EDT.

NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Typhoon Sanba on Sept. 11 at 1:11 p.m. EDT showing a very large area of strong thunderstorms (purple) surrounding the center of circulation. In the middle of that large area of strong thunderstorms, a tiny eye is forming. Credit: NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen


Sanba's winds increasing from 40 knots (46 mph/74 kmh) on Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. to 70 knots (80.5 mph/129.6 kmh) on Sept. 12 at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT). In the middle of that large area of strong thunderstorms, a tiny eye is forming.

Between Sept. 12 and 13, tropical storm Sanba exploded in intensity becoming a major Category 4 Typhoon on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.


NASA examines very dangerous super typhon Sanba



Hurricane winds of this category are able to sustain severe damage with loss of most of the roof structure and/or some exterior walls. Most trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last weeks to possibly months. Most of the area within the range of the typhon will be uninhabitable for weeks or months.

NASA's Aqua satellite captured infrared data that showed a large area of powerful thunderstorms around the center of circulation, dropping heavy rain over the western North Pacific Ocean.


Sanba storm as seen by NASA's Aqua satellite - on Sept 13, 2012 - at 12:47 a.m. EDT.

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Super Typhoon Sanba on Sept. 13 at 12:47 a.m. EDT. AIRS infrared data found an eye (the yellow dot in the middle of the purple area) about 20 nautical miles wide, surrounded by a thick area of strong thunderstorms (purple) with very cold cloud temperatures. Credit: NASA/JPL, Ed Olsen


NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Super Typhoon Sanba on Sept. 13 at 0447 UTC (12:47 a.m. EDT). The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured an infrared image of Sanba and found an eye about 20 nautical miles (23 miles/37 km) wide, surrounded by a thick area of strong convection (rising air that forms the thunderstorms that make up the storm) and strong thunderstorms.

On Sept. 13 at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT), Sanba's maximum sustained winds were near 135 knots (155 mph/250 kmh). Sanba had higher gusts into the Category 5 typhoon category. The Saffir-Simpson scale was slightly revised earlier in 2012, so a Category 4 typhoon/hurricane has maximum sustained winds from 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph /209 to 251 kmh). A Category 5 typhoon's maximum sustained winds begin at 137 knots (157 mph /252 kmh).

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