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CAMEX-1

Convection and Moisture Experiment 1

The Convection and Moisture Experiment 1 (CAMEX-1) was a NASA-funded experiment designed to study three-dimensional moisture fields using satellite, aircraft, and ground-based instrumentation, and to study the multifrequency radiometric and lightning signatures of tropical convection in support of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth.

Specifications

Study DatesSeptember 8 - October 7, 1993
Season of StudyBoreal fall
Spatial BoundsN: 42° 
S: 23° 
E: -68° 
W: -83°

Data Centers

GHRC DAAC