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NOAA, Partners Kick Off Multi-state Study of How Thunderstorms Affect Upper Atmosphere

Scientists will explore role of storms in forming ozone chemicals that affect weather, climate

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2012

Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) study.

Over the next 45 days, researchers will use radars, balloons, aircraft and ground vehicles for the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) study.  Download here. (Credit: NOAA)

Today marks the beginning of a large-scale, comprehensive field project to measure how thunderstorms transport, produce and process chemicals that form ozone, a greenhouse gas that affects Earth’s…

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