Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment (CEPEX)

这是一个跨部门资金转移到NASA艾姆斯研究中心，用于弗朗西斯科·瓦莱罗博士和他的同事参与中赤道太平洋实验（CEPEX）。这项实验将于1993年3月进行，目的是检验所谓的“恒温器假说”，该假说试图解释热带太平洋的海面温度是如何通过云辐射反馈过程加以调节的。瓦莱罗博士的小组将负责获取和分析所需的大气太阳和红外辐射测量数据。

This is an interagency transfer of funds to the NASA Ames Research Center for the participation of Dr. Francisco Valero and his colleagues in the Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment (CEPEX). This experiment which will take place in March 1993 is designed to test the so-called "thermostat hypothesis" which attempts to explain how sea surface temperatures are regulated in the tropical Pacific through cloud radiation feedback processes. Dr. Valero's group will be responsible for obtaining and analyzing the required atmospheric solar and infrared radiation measurements.