Earth  ID: 754

TRMM Biomass Burning: Water Droplet Size, Precipitation and Fires With Cloud Cover March 1, 1998


For More Information

http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/news-release/releases/1999/99-101.txt


Visualization Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Daniel Rosenfeld (Hebrew University): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Science Paper:
D. Rosenfeld, TRMM observed first direct evidence of smoke from forest fires inhibiting rainfall, Geophysical Research Letters, 26, 1999, 3105-3108

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Mission:
Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission - TRMM

Data Used:
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This item is part of this series:
Smoke Inhibits Rainfall

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Environmental science
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Fire Occurrence
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0