Minimize Typhoon Lekima (Vietnam) - October 2007

4 October 2007 (from AFP) - Typhoon Lekima smashed into central Vietnam overnight, flooding thousands of homes, disrupting air travel and power and leaving at least two people dead, officials said Thursday. Packing maximum sustained winds of 117 kilometres an hour, the typhoon made landfall in central provinces where tens of thousands of people had already been evacuated in advance.

Envisat views of Typhoon Lekima

Typhoon Lekima over central Vietnam.

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Technical Information
Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 30 Oct 2007
Orbit: 29230
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 11, 14, 3 (RGB)

This image shows the same area, but in a different band combination to offer an alternate view.

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Technical Information
Product: MERIS_RR_1P (1200 metre resolution)
Satellite: Envisat
Instrument: Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS)
Date of acquisition: 30 Oct 2007
Orbit: 29230
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 7, 5, 2 (RGB)
Map of area

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