Transport of Ozone to the Surface by Convective - MASTER

Transport of Ozone to the Surface by Convective - MASTER

ABSTRACT
SILVA DIAS ET AL.
Clouds and Rain Processes in a Biosphere Atmosphere Interaction
Context in the Amazon Region
M.A.F. SILVA DIAS(1) , S. RUTLEDGE (2), P. KABAT(3), P.L.SILVA DIAS(1), C. NOBRE(4),
G. FISCH(5), A.J. DOLMAN(3), E. ZIPSER(6), M. GARSTANG(7), A. MANZI(4),
J. D. FUENTES(7), H. ROCHA(1),J. MARENGO(4), A. PLANA-FATTORI(1), L. SÁ(4),
R. ALVALÁ(4), M. O. ANDREAE(8), P. ARTAXO(1), R. GIELOW(4), L. GATTI(9)
(1) Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
(2) Colorado State University, USA
(3) Alterra , The Netherlands
(4) Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espacias, Brazil
(5) Centro Tecnológico da Aeronáutica, Brazil
(6) University of Utah, USA
(7) University of Virginia, USA
(8) Max Plank Institut fur Chemie, Germany
(9) Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, Brazil
ABSTRACT
This paper presents an integrated view of the several 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 campaign was conducted in South
West Rondônia in January and February, 1999, during the wet season. Highlights on the interaction between clouds,
rain and the underlying landscape, through the biosphere processes are presented and discussed.
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Corresponding author address: Maria Assunção Faus da Silva Dias, Departamento de Ciências Atmosféricas,
Instituto Astronômico e Geofísico, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão, 1.226, São Paulo, SP, 05508-900, Brazil.
E-mail: [email protected].
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