Open AccessCloud and rain processes in a biosphere‐atmosphere interaction context in the Amazon Region
Author(s) -
Silva Dias M. A. F.,
Rutledge S.,
Kabat P.,
Silva Dias P. L.,
Nobre C.,
Fisch G.,
Dolman A. J.,
Zipser E.,
Garstang M.,
Manzi A. O.,
Fuentes J. D.,
Rocha H. R.,
Marengo J.,
PlanaFattori A.,
Sá L. D. A.,
Alvalá R .C. S.,
Andreae M. O.,
Artaxo P.,
Gielow R.,
Gatti L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: atmospheres
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/2001jd000335
Subject(s) - biosphere , mesoscale meteorology , amazon rainforest , atmosphere (unit) , context (archaeology) , environmental science , satellite , cloud computing , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , climatology , geography , geology , physics , computer science , ecology , archaeology , biology , operating system , astronomy
This paper presents an overview of the results from the first major mesoscale atmospheric campaign of the Large‐Scale Biosphere‐Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) Program. The campaign, collocated with a Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite validation campaigns, was conducted in southwest Rondônia in January and February 1999 during the wet season. Highlights on the interaction between clouds, rain, and the underlying landscape through biospheric processes are presented and discussed.