Sea_of_Japan_polar_low_2009-12-20_0213Z.jpg

Summary

Description	English: A unique polar low over the Sea of Japan with the very distinct eye-like feature was captured by the Terra satellite at 11:13 Japan Standard Time or 13:13 Magadan Time on December 20, 2009. With a cold-core low aloft , the polar low had a roughly circular ring of deep convection and brought gale-force winds and heavy snowfall to Hokkaido and Sakhalin.
Date	20 December 2009
Source	EOSDIS Worldview
Author	MODIS image captured by NASA’s Terra satellite

Camera location	46° 24′ 00″ N, 140° 06′ 00″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	46.400000; 140.100000

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