CAMEL Project = Climate Adaptation, Mitigation, & E-Learning	Consequences to Atmosphere
		The gas composition of Earth's atmosphere is changing, as are its wind circulation and severity of major storms.
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Top layers of the Earth's atmosphere leading to space. Atmospheric gases scatter blue light more than other wavelengths, giving Earth a blue halo when seen from space.    See more > Image Science & Analysis Lab, NASA-Johnson Space Center Click here to enlarge this picture.

Composition	Circulation	Storms
Current concentrations of the minor components in Earth's atmosphere.  See more > Bloom (2010) Global Climate Change: Convergence of Disciplines. Sinauer Associates. Click here to enlarge this picture.	Major circulation patterns in the atmosphere. Convective cells (Hadley cells near the Equator, Ferrel cells at mid-latitudes, and polar cells) drive the prevailing warm (red) and cool (blue) winds.  See more > Bloom (2010) Global Climate Change: Convergence of Disciplines. Sinauer Associates. Click here to enlarge this picture.	Cross section of a major storm. Red arrows indicate the upward movement of warm air; blue arrows indicate the movement of cool air.  See more > MetEd, UCAR © COMET Program Click here to enlarge this picture.
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