Abstract: A sensitivity study conducted on the Crop Moisture Index revealed that in some cases the index indicates wetter conditions as temperature increases. The unnatural response is due to the formulation of the evapotranspiration ...

Abstract: Results of a multiple exposure averaging technique which allows one to summarize satellite cloud photographs for monthly and half-monthly periods are presented in the form of a cloud atlas of the entire earth for the year ...

Abstract: Results f rum a series of numerical simulations are presented to show the effects of changes in albedo on rainfall in six areas, two each in Africa, Asia and North America. Each pair consists of a semi?arid area lying at ...