CloudSat Takes a 3D Slice of Hurricane Matthew

NASA CloudSat flew east of Hurricane Matthew center on Oct. 6 at 11:30 a.m. PDT 2:30 p.m. EDT, intersecting parts of Matthew outer rain bands and revealing Matthew anvil clouds.

NASA's CloudSat flew east of Hurricane Matthew's center on Oct. 6 at 11:30 a.m. PDT (2:30 p.m. EDT), intersecting parts of Matthew's outer rain bands and revealing Matthew's anvil clouds (thick cirrus cloud cover), with cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds beneath (lower image). Reds/pinks are larger water/ice droplets. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21095

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