Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation (SCAR) Langley DAAC Project/Campaign
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Summary:
The primary objective of Sulfates, Clouds, and Radiation - America
(SCAR-A), conducted during Summer 1993,is to help scientists characterize the
relationship between sulfate particles and clouds, thereby gaining a better
understanding of how sulfates affect clouds' reflective properties.
The Smoke, Clouds, and Radiation - Brazil (SCAR-B) experiment, completed in
September 1995, studies the effects of biomass burning on atmospheric
processes and aids in the preparation of new techniques for remote sensing of
these processes from space.
The objectives for the SCAR mission are: to advance our knowledge
of how the physical, chemical and radiative processes in our atmosphere are
affected by sulfate aerosol and smoke from biomass burning; to improve our
expertise at remotely sensing smoke, water vapor, clouds, vegetation and fires;
and to assess the effects of deforestation and biomass burning on tropical
landscapes.
Langley DAAC User and Data Services Office
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 157D
Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199
USA
Telephone: (757) 864-8656
FAX: (757) 864-8807
E-mail: larc@eos.nasa.gov
Contact Information:
Langley DAAC User and Data Services Office
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 157D
Hampton, Virginia 23681-2199
USA
Telephone: (757) 864-8656
FAX: (757) 864-8807
E-mail: larc@eos.nasa.gov
Michael D. King, Ph. D.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 900
Greenbelt, MD 20771
USA
Phone: (301) 286-8228
FAX: (301) 286-1738
Email: king@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov
Paul Menzel, Ph. D.
NOAA/NESDIS
1225 W. Dayton St.
Madion, WI 53706
USA
Phone: (608) 263-4930
FAX: (608) 262-5974
Email: paulm@ssec.wisc.edu
Michael D. King, Ph. D.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 900
Greenbelt, MD 20771
USA
Phone: (301) 286-8228
FAX: (301) 286-1738
Email: king@climate.gsfc.nasa.gov
Paul Menzel, Ph. D.
NOAA/NESDIS
1225 W. Dayton St.
Madion, WI 53706
USA
Phone: (608) 263-4930
FAX: (608) 262-5974
Email: paulm@ssec.wisc.edu
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