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Image of the Week Archive — June 2006
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Are Smoke Aerosols responsible for changing Cloud Life-Cycle and redistributing Fresh Water?
June 25, 2006 —
Biomass burning has been a regular practice for land clearing and land conversion in many countries, especially those in Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. More than 60% of the world population resides in Asia. Southeast Asia, experiencing vital . . . [continued]
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Observations of Cloud Susceptibility
June 18, 2006 —
The sensitivity of the top-of-atmosphere (TOA) albedo to changes in liquid water cloud droplet number concentration derived from MODIS Terra operational cloud retrievals (MOD06) of extensive marine stratocumulus clouds off the coasts of Chile and Peru on . . . [continued]
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In Memory of Yoram J. Kaufman (1948-2006)
June 4, 2006 —
Dr. Yoram J. Kaufman, a senior atmospheric scientist in the Climate and Radiation Branch at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, died on May 31 from injuries he received in a collision with a car while biking near Goddard on May 26.
Dr. Kaufman was a highl . . . [continued]
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