Michel Dejus from CNES tells us that the three hurricanes monitored by SMOS, AMSR-2 and SMAP (see post  on 05/10/2015) were also detected and seen by Megha-Tropiques though the Channel 5 of its SAPHIR instrument (level 1A2) …. as seen on the orbit below!

Cyclones pacifique aout 2015

Where the three hurricanes are quite visible as well as visible on this zoom below/ Megha-Tropiques is a joint mission between CNES and ISRO.

Saphir 3 Cyclones

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