File:Typhoon Choi-Wan 21 sept 2003 0140Z.jpg

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Summary

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This true-color image shows Typhoon Choi-Wan about 490 miles southwest of Tokyo, Japan on September 21, 2003. Though Tokyo was braced for the storm, Choi-Wan turned east to skirt the edge of the island. The news reported little damage from the storm's rains and 78 mile-per-hour winds. “Choi-wan” is Cantonese for “colorful clouds.”

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured this image.

Date

21 September 2003

Source

http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=5849

Author

Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:05, 1 August 2023	6,400 × 8,400 (7.51 MB)	Nino Marakot	Reverted to version as of 02:35, 28 November 2006 (UTC) Please upload separately
	19:23, 31 July 2023	6,200 × 8,000 (10.44 MB)	Sandy14156	worldview version
	02:35, 28 November 2006	6,400 × 8,400 (7.51 MB)	Good kitty	== Summary == {{Information \|Description=This true-color image shows Typhoon Choi-Wan about 490 miles southwest of Tokyo, Japan on September 21, 2003. Though Tokyo was braced for the storm, Choi-Wan turned east to skirt the edge of the island. The news re