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NASA News: April 2004

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  1. New NASA Technology Helps Forecasters in Severe Weather Season April 28, 2004

    NASA is providing new technology and satellite data to help forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) create the best possible forecasts of severe springtime weather.

  2. Arctic Ozone Loss More Sensitive to Climate Change than Thought April 23, 2004

    A cooperative study involving NASA scientists quantifies, for the first time, the relationship between Arctic ozone loss and changes in the temperature of Earth's stratosphere.

  3. NASA Arctic Sea Ice Study May Stir Up Climate Models April 22, 2004

    Small back and forth movements of sea ice twice a day in all seasons may substantially increase the production of new ice and should be factored into Arctic climate models.

  4. Satellites Act as Thermometers in Space, Show Earth has a Fever April 21, 2004

    Like thermometers in space, satellites are taking the temperature of the Earth's surface or skin.

  5. NASA and GLOBE Launch Earth Day Experiment April 20, 2004

    NASA, in collaboration with GLOBE, an international student program in Earth Science, is holding the Earth Day 2004 Contrail Count-a-Thon.

  6. Satellites Record Weakening North Atlantic Current April 15, 2004

    A North Atlantic Ocean circulation system weakened considerably in the late 1990s, compared to the 1970s and 1980s, according to a NASA study.

  7. NASA’S AURA Satellite Delivered to Launch Site April 5, 2004

    NASA’s Aura spacecraft, the latest in the Earth Observing System (EOS) series, arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to begin launch preparations.