File:Typhoon Kai-Tak 2005.jpg

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Summary

Description

Typhoon Kai-Tak was a powerful typhoon when it was observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite at 10:10 a.m. local time on October 30, 2005. At that time, Typhoon Kai-Tak had sustained winds of 140 kilometers per hour (85 miles per hour), and the storm continued to gather strength as it moved northeastward toward a projected landfall on the northern Vietnamese coast.

The large image provided above has a resolution of 250 meters per pixel. It is available in additional resolutions from the MODIS Rapid Response Team.

Date

30 October 2005

Source

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13239

Author

NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	09:20, 15 November 2019	5,600 × 5,600 (3.72 MB)	Nino Marakot	Reverted to version as of 16:49, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
	01:11, 12 April 2019	7,201 × 7,201 (6.36 MB)	Sandy14156	centered
	16:49, 14 September 2006	5,600 × 5,600 (3.72 MB)	Good kitty
	16:40, 14 September 2006	3,875 × 3,875 (1.34 MB)	Good kitty	== Summary == {{Information \|Description=This image of Typhoon Kai-Tak was captured at 0612 UTC on October 30, 2005 by the MODIS instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite. At the time it was located in the South China Sea with maximum sustained winds of more th