Satellite Data Links Increased Hurricane Rainfall to Expansion of Warm Pool in the North Atlantic April 13, 2008 —
Using satellite data, Lau et al. (2008) found a significant correlation between the increased hurricane/tropical cyclone (TC) contribution to extreme rain events and the expansion of the warm pool. This image illustrates such a correlation. In the upper p . . . [continued]
MODIS View of the Global Aerosol System and 2007 Anomalies April 6, 2008 —
The 8 year global mean aerosol optical depth at 0.55 µm as observed by the MODIS sensor aboard the Terra satellite shows the global aerosol system that we have come to expect. We see high aerosol regions over northern and central Africa, southern and eas . . . [continued]
