Hurricane Henriette 8/6/2013 02332 TRIMM Precipitation Radar 15dBZ surface 20km 15km 10am http://pmm.nasa.gov/mission-updates/trmm-news/hurricane-henriette Typhoon Talim 10km Philippines 6:20:2012 TRMM Precipitation Radar 15dBZ Isosurface http://pmm.nasa.gov/mission-updates/trmm-news/tropical storm-talims-heavy-rainfall-over-taiwan After looking at the images of the two hurricanes, Henriette and Talim, which one do you think was the most intense and why? How can the TRMM and GPM satellites' ability to look inside a hurricane help to better predict hurricanes in the future?

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