| Project(s) Referenced* |
Feature Articles |
Description |
| AirMISR |
Fiery Temperament |
Sufficient human pressure can transform tropical rainforest into savanna,
and savanna into desert. |
| ARESE, SAGE II |
Blanket of Clouds |
Recent studies indicate that clouds absorb significantly more shortwave
radiation than previously thought. |
| CALIPSO |
Polar Stratospheric Clouds |
CALIPSO caught a top-down glimpse of an unusual atmospheric phenomenon -
polar stratospheric clouds. |
| Whitewater-Baldy Fire in New Mexico |
Understanding how high wildfires send smoke into the atmosphere is one
of the key pieces of information required to predict where and how a smoke
plume will spread. |
| Nighttime Ash Tracking |
Vertical profile of the volcanic ash helps modelers issue more accurate
warnings to pilots. |
| Experiment in the sky |
A train of satellites follows the atmospheric effects of a volcanic eruption. |
| CERES |
Clouds from a Different Angle |
Scientists use satellite data from the CERES instrument to simulate cloud
effects and improve the accuracy of global climate models. |
| Signs of Change in the Tropics |
While NASA climate scientists were reviewing radiation data emanating
from the tropics simply to test existing notions, they uncovered a phenomenon
no one expected |
| CERES, ERBE |
On a Clear Day |
Researchers clarified the issues encountered in modeling clear-sky
shortwave radiation by assembling a long-term data set of cloud-free days
to test the models. |
| CERES, ERBE, SAGE II |
Clouds in the Balance |
In 1998, atmospheric scientists discovered a significant change in cloud
vertical structure triggered by the strongest El Niño on record. |
| COVE (CERES) |
A Speck on the Ocean |
A lonely platform at sea helps balance Earth's energy budget. |
| ERBE |
Questioning Convection |
How well do climate models work? |
| A Burning Question |
Evidence suggests that atmospheric aerosols from biomass burning may
offset global warming caused by greenhouse gases. |
| Absorption of Solar Radiation by Clouds |
The results of the study demonstrate the present shortcoming in the current
knowledge of cloud radiative processes. |
| GTE |
Critical Chemistry |
Researchers map ozone's global distribution using data from the Global
Tropospheric Experiment. |
| ISCCP |
But the winds . . . but the spaces . . . |
Elusive tropospheric phenomenon holds clues to tropical atmospheric
activities. |
| ISCCP, NIMBUS-7 ERB |
Shadows of Doubt |
Understanding the complex interplay between clouds and radiation is
critical for developing general circulation models that precisely represent
the global climate. |
| ISCCP, SAGE II |
Stars Clouds Crops |
Stars' brightness influences planting practices in the Andes. |
| MISR |
Smoke over Athens |
The effects of forest fires show up in a multi-satellite view of pollution. |
| Aerosols over Australia |
Researchers explore the links between atmospheric aerosols, climate
change, and ultraviolet rays. |
| Following the World Trade Center plume |
Remote sensing helps track the drift of harmful pollutants following the
World Trade Center collapse. |
| Cloudy with a chance of Drizzle |
By analyzing data from the MISR instrument, scientists discover that a
unique type of cloud formation is much more prevalent than was previously
believed. |
| Squeezing Water from Rock |
Survivors of the New Madrid earthquakes reported not only intense ground
shaking and land movement, but also an unfamiliar phenomenon of water and
sand spouting up through cracks in the Earth's surface. |
| Tracking Clouds |
Tune in to the evening weather report on any given day, and you'll no
doubt see satellite images of clouds. |
| MOPITT |
Nature's Contribution |
Researchers investigate how much wildfires contribute to pollution, and
how far this pollution can travel. |
| SAGE II |
Volcanoes and Climate Change |
Volcanic aerosols play a significant role in driving Earth's climate. |
| Clouds in a Clear Sky |
Scientists have detected a nearly invisible cloud layer that may explain
dryness in the stratosphere. |
| TES |
On the trail of global pollution drift |
Scientists use NASA's Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) to study
drifting pollution and its sources. |
