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TRMM Biomass Burning: Smoke Inhibits Rainfall Cloud Cover with Fires March 1, 1998
Smoke from forest fires has, for the first time, been proven to inhibit rainfall, according to an extensive analysis of data taken from NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) spacecraft.

Cloud cover and fires from biomass burning for March 1, 1998 indicated on a topographic map of northern Borneo    Cloud cover and fires from biomass burning for March 1, 1998 indicated on a topographic map of northern Borneo

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Cloud cover and fires from biomass burning for March 1, 1998 indicated on a topographic map of northern Borneo (dimmer version)    Cloud cover and fires from biomass burning for March 1, 1998 indicated on a topographic map of northern Borneo (dimmer version)

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Cloud cover and fires from biomass burning for March 1, 1998 indicated on a topographic map of northern Borneo    Cloud cover and fires from biomass burning for March 1, 1998 indicated on a topographic map of northern Borneo

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Slate indicating fire color for biomass burning 		   Slate indicating fire color for biomass burning

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Animation Number:748
Animator:Greg Shirah (Lead)
Studio:SVS
Completed:1999-09-01
Scientist:Daniel Rosenfeld (Hebrew University)
Instruments:TRMM/PR
 TRMM/TMI
 TRMM/VIRS
Data Collected:1998/03/01
Series:Smoke Inhibits Rainfall
Video:SVS1999-0025 *
Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Clouds
DLESE >> Environmental science
DLESE >> Natural hazards
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Biosphere >> Ecological Dynamics >> Fire Occurrence
More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/news-release/releases/1999/99-101.txt
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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