View of the Amazon Basin Taken by MODIS - Hotspots Show that Vegetation Alters Climate by Up to 30% (IMAGE)

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

View of the Amazon Basin Taken by MODIS - Hotspots Show that Vegetation Alters Climate by Up to 30%

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This is a view of the Amazon basin taken by MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer), a key instrument aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites, showing the impact of the surface moisture and rivers in particular on shallow clouds.

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