• MODIS Pic of the Day 27 February 2022

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    February 27, 2022 - Tropical Cyclone Anika

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    On February 25, 2022, a tropical cyclone formed from a depression in
    the Timor Sea. Initially given the title of 15S, the system quickly
    intensified and was named Tropical Cyclone Anika. On February 26, Anika
    made landfall over Western Australia, carrying maximum sustained winds
    of about 102 km/h (63 mph) and gusts of up to 120 km/h (74.6 mph).
    Those wind speeds placed it as a tropical cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson
    Hurricane Wind Scale and a Category 1 storm on the Australian Tropical
    Cyclone Intensity Scale.

    At 9:01 AWST on February 27 (8:00 p.m. EST on February 26), the
    Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) reported that Tropical Cyclone
    Anika was over the North Kimberly with an intensity near the center of
    75 km/h (46.6 mph) and gusts of 100 km/h (62 mph). It was located about
    10 km (6.2 mi) south-southwest of Kalumburu and 255 km (158.5 mi)
    east-northeast of Kuri Bay. It is expected to weaken to a tropical low
    before moving back off the Western Australia coast and into Kuri Bay on
    February 28. After that time, Anika may restrengthen.

    The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
    NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of Tropical Cyclone
    Anika as it was strengthening over the Timor Sea on February 25. The
    poorly-consolidated storm sported a cloud-filled center and was located
    north of Kalumburu, Western Australia and northwest of Darwin, Northern
    Territory.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Aqua
    Date Acquired: 2/25/2022
    Resolutions: 1km (496.5 KB), 500m (1.4 MB), 250m (5 MB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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