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Image of the Week Archive — September 2006
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Laboratory verification of smoke emission estimates from Fire Radiative Energy measurements
September 17, 2006 —
Part of the scientific objectives of the branch is the investigation of the effects of biomass burning smoke (and other) aerosols on climate and air quality. To address this problem adequately, smoke emissions from forest fires and other types of landscap . . . [continued]
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The Misnomer of the East Asian Summer Monsoon
September 10, 2006 —
For at least the past four decades, the term "East Asian summer monsoon" has been used to refer to the heavy rainfall in southeastern China, including the Yangtze river valley, starting in May and ending in August (e.g., Chang 2004.) This rainfall region . . . [continued]
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