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Image of the Week Archive — June 2005
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The Importance of Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) Research
June 26, 2005 —
The ITCZ can be seen in this NOAA GOES West image taken on August 27, 1999 (notice the moon in the lower left!) It is manifested as a string of cloud systems in the eastern Pacific running just north of the Equator. Additional information about the ITCZ . . . [continued]
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Where on the Earth Two Satellites Look at the Same Time
June 19, 2005 —
There are many satellites orbiting the earth, in very different orbits. For those satellites making similar or complementary observations (of rainfall, for instance), it is valuable to be able to compare their measurements when the satellites are viewing . . . [continued]
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Can patchiness in the surface reflection underneath clouds explain the discrepancy between observed and calculated cloud absorption of sunlight?
June 12, 2005 —
One of the major concerns in the atmospheric community has been a discrepancy between measured and model-calculated sunlight absorbed by clouds. It is often referred to as the Òenhanced cloud absorptionÓ anomaly. This anomaly could have a significant im . . . [continued]
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Sahel Drought and SST Patterns
June 5, 2005 —
The trend in the Indian Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) and the Atlantic Ocean Dipole (AOD) are often blamed for drought in the Sahel region of West Africa. This image shows contours of dust loading from TOMS, overlaid on SST anomalies in color, compo . . . [continued]
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