TRMM satellite mapped 'Ida the Low's' rainfall from space (w/ Video)
Monday, November 16, 2009 - 15:28
in Earth & Climate
The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite known as "TRMM" has the ability to measure rainfall from space, and assessed the heavy rainfall from last week's coastal low pressure area, formerly known as "Ida" that drenched the U.S. east coast.