NASA infrared imagery indicates Pewa weakened
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
Cloud top temperatures warmed up on NASA infrared imagery, indicating that the uplift in Tropical Storm Pewa was waning. By Aug. 23, Pewa was reduced to a tropical depression. Infrared imagery also showed that wind shear has pushed Pewa's precipitation away from the storm's center.