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Image of the Week Archive — July 2006
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NOAA’s Arctic Atmospheric Observatory Program
July 30, 2006 —
On 24 July 2006, NOAA held a grand opening ceremony for their new Arctic Atmospheric Observatory at Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Canada (80N, 86W), one of several sites shown in the figure which are planned (Tiksi) or in operation for the International Polar . . . [continued]
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Influence of Remote versus Local Sea-Surface Temperatures (SST) on Precipitation
July 23, 2006 —
Figure shows influence of 1-degree SST increase (contoured) on the resultant precipitation increase in Kg m2 day -1 as a 2-D plot displaying data binned by SST and near surface water vapor convergence. The dependence on boundary lay . . . [continued]
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Satellite Derived Rainfall Implies Long Term Shift in Tropical Rainfall Characteristics
July 16, 2006 —
This pair of images indicates that, in recent years (1992-2004) compared to a previous period (1979-1991), tropical oceans experienced a significant rise in heavy rain amount and a comparable reduction in moderate rain amount. Images A and B respectively . . . [continued]
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