Typhoon Mangkhut quickly intensifies near Philippines

Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 09 September 2018 from 11:32:54 to 11:35:54 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 10 September 2018 from 00:04:48 to 00:07:48 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 11 September 2018 from 12:21:31 to 12:24:31 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR EW acquired on 11 September 2018 from 20:47:51 to 20:48:55 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 12 September 2018 from 00:53:26 to 00:56:26 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, natural disaster, atmosphere, storm, climate change, wind, rain, cyclone, hurricane, Philippines
Fig. 1 - S3 SLSTR (09.09.2018) - S8 thermal band with colour map - Typhoon Mangkhut transitioning from tropical storm to typhoon.
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Fig. 2 - S3 SLSTR (10.09.2018) - One day after, its spiral shape is now well defined but the eye is not formed yet.
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Fig. 3 - S1 EW (11.09.2018) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) colour composite - Formed near Marshall Islands, it now approaches Philippines.
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Fig. 4 - S3 SLSTR (12.09.2018) - The 12.09.2018, this cat-5 typhoon reached 285 km/h winds & 900 hPa pressure.
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