Central Equatorial Pacific Experiment (CEPEX)

这是为弗朗西斯科·瓦莱罗博士及其同事参与中赤道太平洋实验(CEPEX)向NASA艾姆斯研究中心提供的跨部门资金转移。这项将于1993年3月进行的实验旨在检验所谓的“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来调节的。瓦莱罗博士的团队将负责获取和分析所需的大气、太阳和红外辐射测量结果。

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.