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  1. Impact of radiative heating, wind shear, temperature variability, and microphysical process on the structure and evolution of thin cirrus in the tropical tropopause layer.
  2. Collaborative Supercomputing for Global Change Science.
  3. Horizontal variability of aerosol optical depth observed during the ARCTAS airborne experiment.
  4. Changes in the carbon cycle of Amazon ecosystems during the 2010 drought.
  5. For a complete list of recent publications, see 2011 Publications.

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Laura Iraci interviewed at flightline

Alpha Jet in the news


Laura Iraci, a research scientist in the Atmospheric Science Branch, was interviewed by Stephen Stock of Ch 11 NBC Bay Area TV, April 27, about NASA Ames' Alpha Jet and the on-going research facilitated by the use of this aircraft. For more information on the the Alpha Jet Atmospheric eXperiment (AJAX) Project, click here.


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ATTREX
Stratospheric water vapor has large impacts on the earth's energy budget and climate. Recent studies suggest that even small changes in stratospheric humidity may have climate impacts...
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Operation IceBridge
IceBridge, a six-year NASA mission, is the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice ever flown.
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SEAC4RS
Southeast Asia Composition, Cloud, Climate Coupling Regional Study (SEAC4RS), scheduled for August-September, 2012, will address key questions regarding the influence of Asian emissions on clouds, climate, and air quality.....

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hs3_logo The Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) is a five-year mission to investigate the processes that underlie hurricane formation and intensity change in the Atlantic Ocean basin.
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The objective of the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) is to bring scientists together with the tools, massive global datasets, and supercomputers necessary to accelerate research in Earth systems science and global change.
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NASA Ames is developing advanced computer technologies for converting massive streams of satellite remote sensing data into ecocasts that are easy to read and use.
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NASA-CASA Project
NASA-CASA Project
Access geographic data from NASA Ames Research Center, Ecosystem Science and Technology Branch for carbon sequestration predictions throughout the United States.
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