July 2, 2009 - Tropical Cyclone Linfa

Tropical Cyclone Linfa

Tropical Cyclone Linfa is seen approaching China in this image captured by the MODIS on the Aqua satellite on June 20, 2009. The storm was downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it made landfall in China's Fujian Province on the 21st. Linfa did bring heavy coastal rains and strong winds.

Tropical Storm Linfa did continue on to graze Taiwan's offshore "islets" of Penghu and Kinmen, though it missed Taiwan proper. Despite the heavy rainfall throughout Taiwan, drought conditions still continued on the northern part of the island.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 06/20/2009
Resolutions: 1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC