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Image of the Week Archive — October 2007
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Cloud Tomography
October 28, 2007 —
Cloud tomography is a novel method for determining cloud water distribution by measuring cloud microwave emission from multiple directions. The upper plot shows a 2D cross-sectional snapshot of the liquid water structure of a stratocumulus cloud simulated . . . [continued]
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Your eyes can trick you: Where is the cloud base?
October 21, 2007 —
The top image is a color composite of blue (410nm), green (550nm) and red (670nm) images on the background of a thick smoke layer. The cloud base is not visible in the smoke background and the smoke itself is confused with the blue sky and the horizon. Th . . . [continued]
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GISS Model-E Evaluation in a Doubled CO2 Evironment
October 14, 2007 —
GISS Model-E is being readied for climate change simulation exercises similar to the ones conducted by the Hadley Center in the United Kingdom (see ClimatePrediction.Net). In a preliminary evaluation, the mo . . . [continued]
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Asian Dust Storms
October 7, 2007 —
During springtime, Asian dust storms break out frequently in northwestern China, where the Taklimakan and Gobi deserts are located. Mineral dust particulates on such arid surfaces are lifted to higher altitudes (3~7km) by strong wind gusts often associate . . . [continued]
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