NASA AIRS Examines Hurricane Matthew Cloud Top Temperatures

At 11:29 p.m. PDT on Oct. 6 2:29 a.m. EDT on Oct. 7, NASA Atmospheric Infrared Sounder AIRS instrument on NASA Aqua satellite produced this false-color infrared image of Matthew as the storm moved up Florida central coast.

At 11:29 p.m. PDT on Oct. 6 (2:29 a.m. EDT on Oct. 7), NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite produced this false-color infrared image of Matthew as the storm moved up Florida's central coast. The image shows the temperature of Matthew's cloud tops or the surface of Earth in cloud-free regions, with the most intense thunderstorms shown in purples and blues. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21097