Suggested Searches

 

1 min read

Typhoon Chaba

Image of the Day for August 28, 2004

Acquired October 28, 2010, this natural-color image shows Typhoon Chaba over Japan’s Ryukyu Islands.

NASA Earth Observatory

Aug 28, 2004
Article
View more Images of the Day:
 
Aug 27, 2004
 
Aug 29, 2004
Instruments:
Topics:
2004-08-26 00:00:00
August 26, 2004

The SeaWiFS sensor aboard the OrbView-2 satellite captured this true-color image of Typhoon Chaba on August 26, 2004 at 3:30 UTC. At the time this image was taken, Chaba was located approximately 1185 km (736 miles) south-southeast of Sasebo, Japan and was moving towards the north-northwest at 15 km/hr (9 mph). Maximum sustained winds were near 213 km/hr (132 mph) with higher gusts to 260 km/hr (161 mph). The Joint Typhoon Warning Center was forecasting Chaba to weaken over the next 72 hours.

References & Resources

Image provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE

Downloads

2004-08-26 00:00:00

August 26, 2004

JPEG (1.75 MB)

You may also be interested in:

Stay up-to-date with the latest content from NASA as we explore the universe and discover more about our home planet.
Super Typhoon Bavi
3 min read

The third category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 crossed the U.S. Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward Asia.

Article
The Pacific’s Busy Storm Season
5 min read

Super Typhoon In-fa developed an unusually large eye, and the remnants of Typhoon Champi transitioned into an extratropical storm that…

Article
Extratropical Cyclone Whips Past Iceland
2 min read

The powerful low-pressure system formed over the North Atlantic out of the remnants of Hurricane Isaias.

Article
Keep Exploring

Discover More from NASA Earth Science

Subscribe to Earth Observatory Newsletters

Subscribe to the Earth Observatory and get the Earth in your inbox.

Earth Observatory Image of the Day

NASA's Earth Observatory brings you the Earth, every day, with in-depth stories and stunning imagery.

Explore Earth Science

Earth Science Data

Open access to NASA’s archive of Earth science data