Minimize Typhoon Wipha (Shanghai/China) - September 2007

19 September 2007 (from AFP) - Typhoon Wipha slammed into China's densely populated east coast, sparking the evacuation of around two million people and threatening Shanghai. The storm made landfall in Zhejiang province with winds up to 160 kilometres an hour.

Envisat views of Typhoon Wipha

Typhoon Wipha over the Pacific Ocean, near the northeast 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: 18 Sep 2007
Orbit: 29015
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: 18 Sep 2007
Orbit: 29015
Orbit direction: Descending
Band combination: 7, 5, 2 (RGB)
NOAA advisory
Map of area

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