NASA maps Typhoon Matmo's Taiwan delugeNASA maps Typhoon Matmo's Taiwan deluge









Home
Earth
Earth Sciences
July 25, 2014



NASA maps Typhoon Matmo's Taiwan deluge
Jul 25, 2014  














		    This rainfall total map was created using TRMM satellite data for Typhoon Matmo's track over Taiwan. Rainfall totals greater than 400 mm/15.7 inches (purple) soaked eastern Taiwan. Red symbols show Matmo's track. Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce
	       





					When Typhoon Matmo crossed over the island nation of Taiwan it left tremendous amounts of rainfall in its wake. NASA used data from the TRMM satellite to calculate just how much rain fell over the nation.
				    




The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite orbits the Earth and provides coverage over the tropics. TRMM is a satellite that is managed by both NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) that acts as a "flying rain gauge in space," that can estimate how fast rain is falling within storms on Earth and how much rain has fallen.
On July 22, at 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center noted that Matmo was making landfall on Taiwan's east coast. At the time of landfall, Matmo's maximum sustained winds were near 85 knots (97.8 mph/157.4 kph). In addition to damaging winds Matmo produced very heavy rainfall while passing over central Taiwan.
TRMM gathered rainfall data from Matmo and at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, that data was used in a TRMM-based, near-real time Multi-satellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) to show rainfall totals for the period from July 17-24, 2014. The TMPA showed that rainfall totals greater than 400 mm (about 15.7 inches) soaked eastern Taiwan. Heavy rainfall also occurred on July 23 over the Taiwan Strait. That band of heavy rainfall associated with Typhoon Matmo may have contributed to a deadly airplane crash in the Penghu Islands. 



Enlarge


		    On July 24 at 12:29 p.m. EDT, TRMM spotted heaviest precipitation (red) in a rain band around the southern side of Matmo's circulation around 75 mm (3 inches) per hour. Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce
	       

 Weakening tropical storm Matmo with wind speeds of less than 50 knots (about 58 mph) was moving northwestward over China when the TRMM satellite flew overhead on July 24, 2014 at 1629 UTC (12:29 p.m. EDT). TRMM's Microwave Imager (TMI) data observed that the heaviest precipitation was falling at a rate of over 75 mm (almost 3 inches) per hour in a rain band traveling around the southern side of Matmo's circulation. 



Enlarge


		    This TRMM image from July 23 shows Matmo's center (red symbol) after making landfall in southeastern China. Heavy rainfall appears in red (2 in./50 mm/hr). Credit: NASA/SSAI, Hal Pierce
	       

 Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau reported that the eastern coastal counties of Taitung and Hualien received as much as 600 millimeters of rain in the mountainous areas,


Explore further:
NASA sees Typhoon Matmo making second landfall in China




Provided by

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center














view popular

not rated yet











Tweet


































Featured
Popular
Most shared









In theory, the Milky Way could be a 'galactic transport system'

Jan 21, 2015
				 41






Peer-reviewed pocket-calculator climate model exposes serious errors in complex computer models

Jan 21, 2015
				 81






Atoms can be in two places at the same time

Jan 20, 2015
				 39






Laser-generated surface structures create extremely water-repellent metals

Jan 20, 2015
				 5






Scientists tame Schrodinger's cat for a new type of quantum computer

Jan 19, 2015
				 21















Phys.org on facebook





Relevant PhysicsForums posts


"Why models run hot"
1 hour ago 





Pollution free part of the world?
5 hours ago 





Amazing lightning photo
21 hours ago 





Large crater in Siberia
Jan 17, 2015 





Paleo magnetism 30,000 years ago to today
Jan 16, 2015 





Animation Shows One Year of CO2 Swirling Through the Atmosphere
Jan 14, 2015 



More from Earth













Top
Send Feedback











Related Stories





NASA sees Typhoon Matmo making second landfall in China


	    Jul 23, 2014
	

NASA's Terra satellite passed over Typhoon Matmo when it was moving through the Taiwan Strait for its final landfall in mainland China.





NASA sees powerful thunderstorms in Tropical Storm Matmo


	    Jul 18, 2014
	

Strong thunderstorms reaching toward the top of the troposphere circled Tropical Storm Matmo's center and appeared in a band of thunderstorms on the storm's southwestern quadrant. Infrared imagery from NASA's ...





NASA provides double vision on Typhoon Matmo


	    Jul 22, 2014
	

Two instruments aboard NASA's Aqua satellite provided different views of Typhoon Matmo on its approach to Taiwan today, July 22.





NASA adds up Tropical Storm Neoguri's deluge from space


	    Jul 14, 2014
	

The once-powerful Super Typhoon Neoguri weakened to a tropical storm when it dropped heavy rainfall over southern Japan during the week of July 7, 2014. NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tropical ...





NASA satellite sees Typhoon Matmo brush eastern Philippines


	    Jul 21, 2014
	

A NASA satellite captured an image of the western quadrant of Typhoon Matmo brushing over the eastern Philippines on July 20.





TRMM satellite measures up Super Typhoon Rammasun


	    Jul 22, 2014
	

NASA's TRMM satellite measured up Super Typhoon Rammasun's rainfall rates, rainfall totals and cloud heights providing a look at the inner workings and aftermath of the storm.







Recommended for you





Magnitude-4.7 earthquake hits remote Nevada desert


	    4 hours ago
	

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck the remote desert linking Oregon, California and Nevada.





NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Niko's romp through society


	    4 hours ago
	

After making its social debut in the Southern Pacific Ocean, NASA's Aqua satellite spotted Tropical Cyclone Niko moving through the Society Islands.





West Coast valley rises as glaciers retreat


	    7 hours ago
	

Massey University scientists say the dramatic changes to the Fox Glacier are also having dramatic effects on the landscape, with the valley rising by more than a metre in the last two years.





Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary Islands


	    8 hours ago
	

The most recent eruption on the Canary Islands – at El Hierro in 2011 – produced spectacularly enigmatic white "floating rocks" that originated from the layers of oceanic sedimentary rock underneath the island. An international ...





Doubt cast on global firestorm generated by dino-killing asteroid


	    10 hours ago
	

Pioneering new research has debunked the theory that the asteroid that is thought to have led to the extinction of dinosaurs also caused vast global firestorms that ravaged planet Earth.





Antarctic drilling team is first to bore through hundreds of meters of ice to where ice sheet, ocean and land converge


	    23 hours ago
	

Using a specially designed hot-water drill to cleanly bore through a half mile of ice, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded team of researchers has become the first ever to reach and sample the "grounding ...











User comments : 0











		Please sign in to add a comment.
		Registration is free, and takes less than a minute.
		Read more












Click here to reset your password. 
	Sign in to get notified via email when new comments are made.




















			    Javascript is currently disabled in your web browser. For full site functionality, it is necessary to enable Javascript.
			    In order to enable it, please see these instructions.
			












  


















Profile
Newsletter
Favorites
Activity
PM
My news


Sign In
Register














PhysicsAll PhysicsGeneral PhysicsCondensed MatterOptics & PhotonicsSuperconductivityPlasma PhysicsSoft MatterQuantum PhysicsNanotechnologyAll NanotechnologyBio & MedicineNanophysicsNanomaterialsEarthAll EarthEarth SciencesEnvironmentAstronomy & SpaceAll Astronomy & SpaceAstronomySpace ExplorationChemistryAll ChemistryBiochemistryPolymersAnalytical ChemistryMaterials ScienceOtherBiologyAll BiologyPlants & AnimalsEvolutionEcologyCell & MicrobiologyBiotechnologyOtherTechnologyAll TechnologyInternetSoftwareConsumer & GadgetsHardwareBusinessRoboticsEngineeringSemiconductorsOtherTelecomEnergy & Green TechComputer SciencesHi Tech & InnovationSecurityOther SciencesAll Other SciencesMathematicsArchaeology & FossilsOtherSocial SciencesEconomics & BusinessMedicine & Health































Top
Home
Medical Xpress
Search




Help
FAQ
About
Contact





Phys.org Account
Sponsored Account
Newsletter
RSS feeds




Feature Stories
Weblog & Reports
Podcasts
Archive




iPhone iPad Apps
Blackberry App
Android App & Widget
Amazon Kindle
PDA version
















Privacy Policy
Terms of Use











© Phys.org™ 2003- 2015,  Science X network




























