An Analysis of Aerosol-Cloud Relationship Using MODIS and NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Data around Korea

An analysis of clear sky and contextual biases using an operational over ocean MODIS aerosol product

Aerosol-cloud Interactions in MODIS and CAM-Oslo

Combined observational and modeling based study of the aerosol indirect effect T. Storelvmo, J. E. Kristjansson, G. Myhre, M. Johnsrud, and F. Stordal Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway Received: 16 January 2006 – Accepted: 21 February 2006 – Published: 11 May 2006 Correspondence to: T. Storelvmo (trude.storelvmo@geo...

an investigation into translation of cultural concepts by beginner and advance student using think – aloud protocols

this research aims at answering the questions about translation problems and strategies applied by translators when translating cultural concepts. in order to address this issue, qualitative and quantitative study were conducted on two groups of subjects at imam reza international university of mashhad. these two groups were assigned as beginner and advanced translation students (10 students). ...

on the relationship between using discourse markers and the quality of expository and argumentative academic writing of iranian english majors

the aim of the present study was to investigate the frequency and the type of discourse markers used in the argumentative and expository writings of iranian efl learners and the differences between these text features in the two essay genres. the study also aimed at examining the influence of the use of discourse markers on the participants’ writing quality. to this end the discourse markers us...

Nighttime Multilayered Cloud Detection Using MODIS and ARM Data

This study reports on recent progress toward the discrimination between pixels containing multilayered clouds, specifically optically thin cirrus overlying lower-level water clouds, and those containing single-layered clouds in nighttime Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data. Cloud heights are determined from analysis of the 15-mm CO2 band data (i.e., the CO2-slicing method...