Hurricane Lee is moving through the Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Lee formed in the Atlantic Ocean at the beginning of September 2023.
Before being lowered to category 3, Lee surprised scientists on 5 September by intensifying at a rate double the one defined as “rapid intensification” by the US National Hurricane Centre’s . The hurricane grew from Category 1 to Category 5 in just 24 hours. Lee’s wind speed increased by 130 km/h on 7 September, to then drop just as quickly in only a few hours.
One of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites captured this image of the storm on 8 September as it was moving north of the Lesser Antilles region.
Data from images acquired by Copernicus Sentinel-3 improve our understanding of atmospheric composition and dynamics and provide important inputs for climate research and weather forecasting.
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