Cloud and rain processes in a biosphere-atmosphere interaction context in the Amazon Region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 2002, Pages

  Silva Dias, M A F ^a   Rutledge, S ^b,j   Kabat, P ^c   Silva Dias, P L ^a   Nobre, C ^d   Fisch, G ^e   Dolman, A J ^c   Zipser, E ^f   Garstang, M ^g   Manzi, A O ^d   Fuentes, J D ^g   Rocha, H R ^a   Marengo, J ^d   Plana Fattori, A ^a   Sa L D A ^d   Alvala R C S ^d   Andreae, M O ^h   Artaxo, P ^a   Gielow, R ^d   Gatti, L ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO DE ESTUDOS AVANÇADOS   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^h MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

ⁱ INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^j Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biosphere; Clouds; Forest; LBA; TRMM

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CLOUDS; FORESTRY; METEOROLOGY; RAIN; WEATHER SATELLITES;

BIOSPHERE; CLOUD; GEOPHYSICS; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646520104     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000335     Document Type: Article

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