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Image of the Week Archive — December 2006
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TIM Instrument on SORCE Observes Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) During Mercury Transit
December 24, 2006 —
On November 8, 2006, the orbit of Mercury crossed between the Earth and the Sun, a “transit”. Ingress (between contacts I and II) and egress (between contacts III and IV), when Mercury crossed into and later exited the view of the Sun from Earth, lasted a . . . [continued]
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Saharan Dust "Touchdown" at Sal, Cape Verde
December 17, 2006 —
Some of most intense hurricanes that cause serious influence over the East Coast and Caribbean Islands originate from African Easterly Wave(s) (AEWs), which are disturbances moving westward from the African continent toward the Atlantic Ocean. Only a limi . . . [continued]
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Important atmospheric-ocean biology interaction is highlighted
December 10, 2006 —
The discovery of the new link between clouds and the biosphere grew out of efforts to explain increased cloud cover observed over an area of the Southern Ocean where a large bloom of phytoplankton was occurring (Figure 1). Based on satellite data, Nichola . . . [continued]
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