Super Typhoon Nida
The MODIS instrument onboard NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites captured this sequence of true-color images of Super Typhoon Nida churning through the Philippine Islands. Packing winds up tof 100 mph and gusts of 122 mph, and caused floods and landslides. Nida has been responsible for at least six deaths in the Philippines and has displaced thousands as it skirted the eastern part of the country before moving towards southern Japan.
Super Typhoon Nida pounds the Philippines for three days.
On May 16, 2004 Nida engulfs the Philippines.
May 17, 2004, Nida hovers over the Philippines.
May 18, 2004 Nida slowly leaves the Philippines for Japan.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Stuart A. Snodgrass (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientist
- Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, May 27, 2004.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.
Missions
This visualization is related to the following missions:Datasets used in this visualization
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[Aqua: MODIS]
ID: 5 -
[Terra: MODIS]
ID: 116
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