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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2010


Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 p.m. on 30 August 2010 of Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock

Figure 3.3.3     Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 p.m. on 30 August 2010 of Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock at its peak intensity with estimated maximum sustained winds of 90 kilometres per hour near its centre. Another two tropical cyclones, Namtheun and Kompasu were located over the western North Pacific.

[The satellite imagery was originally captured by the Multi-functional Transport Satellite-2 (MTSAT-2) of Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).]