Subj : MODIS Pic of the Day 10 June 2023 To : All From : Dan Richter Date : Sat Jun 10 2023 12:00:46 June 10, 2023 - Tropical Cyclone Barparijoy Barparijoy Tweet Share Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy formed over the Arabian Ocean on June 5, 2023. By the next day it had reached Very Severe Cyclonic Storm status, with maximum sustained winds peaking at 95 mph (153 km/h) on June 7. When the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Biparjoy on June 9, the storm was on a weakening trend, with maximum sustained winds near 75 mph (121 km/h). According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), the storm was located about 594 miles (956 km) south of Karachi, Pakistan and was tracking northward. The storm is expected to intensify over the next 36 hours, then should begin to weaken as it approaches the coast of India and Pakistan. Image Facts Satellite: Aqua Date Acquired: 6/9/2023 Resolutions: 1km (2.3 MB), 500m (6.5 MB), 250m (4.5 MB) Bands Used: 1,4,3 Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-06-10 --- up 1 year, 14 weeks, 5 days, 21 minutes * Origin: -=> Castle Rock BBS <=- Now Husky HPT Powered! (1:317/3) .