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SATELLITE DATA

We will use CERES, MODIS, ASTER and AIRS/AMSU/HSB satellite data from Terra and Aqua platforms and GMS5 data for a time period of one year (June 2004 – June 2005) in the proposed research.  The CERES data will be used to examine differences in surface and top-of-the-atmosphere radiation budgets.  The land surface data from MODIS, crucial inputs for the soil vegetation model within RAMS, will be used to construct numerical modeling simulations for current and pristine land use scenarios.  Differences in cloud formation and microphysics between agricultural and native vegetation areas will be explored using MODIS and GMS5 data.  MODIS and ASTER data will be used to examine surface energy, moisture fluxes and soil moisture as a function of land use.  We will use TRMM data to examine precipitation associated with cloud systems influenced by land use.  MODIS retrieved cloud particle size will be used to detect the presence of drizzle in cumulus clouds.  Satellite retrieved soil moisture will also be used to initialize the soil model in the RAMS.  We will use AIRS/AMSU/HSB satellite data to study differences in atmospheric thermodynamic profiles over regions of contrasting land use.

In situ observations

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