Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and Wallops Flight Facility are responsible for overseeing the NAMMA mission, operating one of the instruments on the DC-8 aircraft and conducting studies using both weather observations and computer models. Scientists from Goddard will be studying the link between tropical cyclone development and West African rainfall, and the effects of African dust on precipitation using NASA satellite measurements and several computer models. Scientists from Wallops will study the structure of the atmosphere and the potential for rain from the atmosphere by looking at the amount of water produced when all the water vapor in a column of air condenses.

GSFC Public Affairs Contact:
Rob Gutro
301-286-4044
robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/