2012 West Pacific Typhoons on Satellite

1,480 views · Published 22 February 2013 · 10:01 · Indexed 9 October 2026

Channel: Force Thirteen · 2013 · Science & Technology

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Animation (timelapse) of the 2012 typhoon season, with the first named storm forming in March, and the last over Christmas. This 10-minute animation puts together almost 3,000 images taken every 3 hours from Japan's MTSAT satellites. Small gaps in coverage around November 10th, and December 25th. Watch the clouds fly by!

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