The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this natural-color image of scattered thunderstorms, showers or Cumulonimbus clouds over Hainan island on May 21 2012. The cluster of thunderclouds formed on the western edge of a trough of low pressure are on that day. Sunglint can also be seen in the photo along with faint sea waves and the eastern Gulf of Tokin.
NASA, MODIS Rapid Response System
2012-05-21
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