NASA’s Newest Storm-Watching Satellites Captured the Evolution of Hurricane’s Structure
Three pairs of satellites comprise the TROPICS constellation and will work in concert to provide microwave observations of storms on Earth, measuring precipitation, temperature, and humidity of a storm as often as every 50 minutes. Credit: NASAObservations made by NASA’s newest storm-watching satellites captured the evolution of Hurricane Adrian’s structure as the storm strengthened.In the final week of June 2023, the season’s first Eastern Pacific hurricane spun off the coast of Mexico. The storm—Hurricane Adrian—steered…