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Figure 2 retains the structure of Figure 1 (Schematic of land-surface-atmosphere coupling from Betts et al. (1996)), but it has many additions and modifications, which have emerged from a decade of LBA research. The surface and atmosphere over Amazônia form a highly coupled system. At the surface, evaporation, carbon exchange and biomass burning are important; while in the atmosphere, aerosols, condensation nuclei, clouds and precipitation interact. Atmospheric composition, clouds and aerosols determine the direct and diffuse radiation field, which links surface, atmosphere and the top-of-the-atmosphere radiation budgets.
Figure 2 retains the structure of Figure 1 (Schematic of land-surface-atmosphere coupling from Betts et al. (1996)), but it has many additions and modifications, which have emerged from a decade of LBA research. The surface and atmosphere over Amazônia form a highly coupled system. At the surface, evaporation, carbon exchange and biomass burning are important; while in the atmosphere, aerosols, condensation nuclei, clouds and precipitation interact. Atmospheric composition, clouds and aerosols determine the direct and diffuse radiation field, which links surface, atmosphere and the top-of-the-atmosphere radiation budgets.

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