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November 3, 2018 - Tropical Depression Yutu
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Once a Super Typhoon, now a ghost of its former self, Tropical Depression Yutu was fading off the coast of southeastern China on November 2, 2018 when NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured a true-color image of Yutu on November 2 as the depression spun in the South China Sea. Although heavy wind shear and cold sea surface temperatures had caused the storm weaken to a depression, Yutu still maintained a large, cloud-free eye. The eye was surrounded by wispy clouds, with the bulk of clouds and any precipitation located north of the center and over China.
On Thursday, November 1 at 11 p.m. EDT (0300 UTC on Nov. 2) Yutu’s maximum sustained winds were near 25 knots (28.7 mph/46.3 km/h). At that time, the system was centered at 20.7 north latitude and 116.2 east longitude, about 155 nautical miles southeast of Hong Kong, China. Yutu was crawling to the northwest.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) forecasts Yutu to dissipate by the end of the day on November 2. Rain from the remnants will continue to affect southeastern China.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 11/2/2018
Resolutions:
1km (563.9 KB), 500m (1.7 MB), 250m (4.4 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Once a Super Typhoon, now a ghost of its former self, Tropical Depression Yutu was fading off the coast of southeastern China on November 2, 2018 when NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) that flies aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured a true-color image of Yutu on November 2 as the depression spun in the South China Sea. Although heavy wind shear and cold sea surface temperatures had caused the storm weaken to a depression, Yutu still maintained a large, cloud-free eye. The eye was surrounded by wispy clouds, with the bulk of clouds and any precipitation located north of the center and over China.
On Thursday, November 1 at 11 p.m. EDT (0300 UTC on Nov. 2) Yutu’s maximum sustained winds were near 25 knots (28.7 mph/46.3 km/h). At that time, the system was centered at 20.7 north latitude and 116.2 east longitude, about 155 nautical miles southeast of Hong Kong, China. Yutu was crawling to the northwest.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) forecasts Yutu to dissipate by the end of the day on November 2. Rain from the remnants will continue to affect southeastern China.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 11/2/2018
Resolutions:
1km (563.9 KB), 500m (1.7 MB), 250m (4.4 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
