TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2010
| Figure 3.5.5 | Infra-red satellite imagery at 8 p.m. on 17 October 2010 of Super Typhoon Megi, with a distinct eye clearly discernible. Megi was at its peak intensity with estimated maximum sustained winds of 270 kilometres per hour near its centre at that time. [The satellite imagery was originally captured by the Multi-functional Transport Satellite-2 (MTSAT-2) of Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).] |