Credit: NOAA/NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical Storm Elsa on July 4, 2021, when it was affecting Jamaica. In the visible image captured by Suomi NPP’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument, Elsa appeared somewhat asymmetrical.
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