Minimize Typhoon Jangmi (Taiwan) - September 2008

29 September 2008 (from AFP) - Jangmi, meaning "rose" in Korean, made landfall yesterday packing gusts of up to 191 kilometres per hour, the Central Weather Bureau said. Typhoon Jangmi lashed Taiwan with heavy rain and strong winds as it moved offshore, leaving two dead and forcing the closure of schools, offices and financial markets, officials said.

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22 September 2008
Typhoon Jangmi passing along the Philippine coast.
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Technical Information
Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 22 Sep 2008
Orbit number: 34311
Orbit direction: Descending
Bands combination: 11, 14, 3 (RGB)
28 September 2008

Typhoon Jangmi approaching the coast of Taiwan.

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Technical Information
Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 28 Sep 2008
Orbit number: 34397
Orbit direction: Descending
Bands combination: 11, 14, 3 (RGB)
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