Open AccessSatellites Track Precipitation of Super Typhoon Haiyan
Author(s) -
Nguyen Phu,
Sellars Scott,
Thorstensen Andrea,
Tao Yumeng,
Ashouri Hamed,
Braithwaite Dan,
Hsu Kuolin,
Sorooshian Soroosh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo160002
Subject(s) - typhoon , storm , track (disk drive) , meteorology , precipitation , geography , tropical cyclone , tropical cyclone scales , southeast asia , climatology , environmental science , geology , history , ancient history , engineering , cyclone (programming language) , mechanical engineering , field programmable gate array , embedded system
Typhoon Haiyan, which struck Southeast Asia in November 2013, might be the strongest storm on record, with a 10‐minute sustained wind speed of 230 kilometers per hour. In the Philippines alone, the damage was immense—the storm killed more than 6000 and completely leveled cities and towns, particularly on the island of Leyte.