Aerosol and thermodynamic effects on the formation and evolution of Amazonian clouds as observed from aircraft measurements

Convective clouds over the Amazon are a key component of the South America and global climate systems. Nonetheless, they are poorly understood and models struggle to represent them appropriately. One of the primary reasons for that is the lack of data available for this type of cloud. Satellite retr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Micael Amore Cecchini
Other Authors: Luiz Augusto Toledo Machado
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) 2017
Online Access:http://urlib.net/sid.inpe.br/mtc-m21b/2017/03.30.17.37