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Changes in Greenland Ice Sheet Elevation Attributed Primarily to Snow Accumulation Variability, McConnell, J.R.; Arthern, R.J.; Mosley-Thompson, E; Davis, C.H.; Bales, R.C; et al., Nature, August 24, 2000 (vol. 406, no. 6798, p.877)

Data Sets of Global Vegetation (LAI and FPAR) Now Available. Buermann, W., & Myneni, R. Department of Geography, Boston University.

Atmospheric Manifestation of Tropical Instability Wave Observed by QuikSCAT and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission. Liu, W. Timothy, et al. Geophysical Research Letters, August 16, 2000 (vol. 27, no. 16, p. 2545)

A Case Study of Ship Track Formation in a Polluted Marine Boundary Layer, Noone, K.J., Johnson, D.W., Taylor, J.P., Ferek, R.J., Garrett, T., Hobbs, P.V., Durkee, P.A., Nielsen, K., Ostrom, E., O'Dowd, C., Smith, M.H., Russell, L.M., Flagan, R.C., Seinfeld, J.H., et al., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,748-2,764)

A Case Study of Ships Forming and Not Forming Tracks in Moderately Polluted Clouds, Noone, K.J., Ostrom, E., Ferek, R.J., Garrett, T., Hobbs, P.V., Johnson, D.W., Taylor, J.P., Russell, L.M., Flagan, R.C., Seinfeld, J.H., et al., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,729-2,747)

Cloud Condensation Nuclei and Ship Tracks, Hudson, J.G., Garrett, T.J., Hobbs, P.V., et al., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,696-2,706)

Combustion Organic Aerosol as Cloud Condensation Nuclei in Ship Tracks, Russell, L.M., Noone, K.J., Ferek, R.J., Pockalny, R.A., Flagan, R.C., Seinfeld, J.H., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,591-2,606)

Composite Ship Track Characteristics, Durkee, P. A., Chartier, R. E., Brown, A. , Trehubenko, E.J., Rogerson, S.D., Skupniewicz, C., Nielsen, K.E., Platnick, S. , King, M.D., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,542-2,553)

Drizzle Suppression in Ship Tracks, Ferek, R.J., Garrett, T., Hobbs, P.V., et al., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,707-2,728)

Effects of Aerosols on Cloud Albedo: Evaluation of Twomey's Parameterization of Cloud Susceptibility Using Measurements of Ship Tracks, Ackerman, A.S., Toon, O.B., Taylor, J.P., Johnson, D.W., Hobbs, P.V., Ferek, R.J., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,684-2,695)

Effects of Aerosols on the Radiative Properties of Clouds, Taylor, J.P., Glew, M.D., Coakley Jr., J.A., Tahnk, W.R., Platnick, S., Hobbs, P.V., Ferek, R.J., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,656-2,670)

Emissions from Ships with respect to Their Effects on Clouds, Hobbs, P.V., et al., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,570-2,590)

The Appearance and Disappearance of Ship Tracks on Large Spatial Scales, Coakley Jr., J.A., Durkee, P.A., Nielsen, K., Taylor, J.P., Platnick, S., Albrecht, B.A., Babb, D., Chang, F.-L., Tahnk, W.R., Bretherton, C.S., Hobbs, P.V., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,765-2,778)

The Impact of Ship-Produced Aerosols on the Microstructure and Albedo of Warm Marine Stratocumulus Clouds: A Test of MAST Hypotheses 1i and 1ii, Durkee, P. A., Noone, K. J. , Ferek, R. J., Johnson, D. W., Taylor, J. P. Garrett, , T. J. , Hobbs, P. V., Hudson, J. G., Bretherton, C. S., Innis, G., Frick, G. M. , Hoppel, W. A., O'Dowd, C. D., Russell, L. M., Gasparovic, R., Nielsen, K. E., Tessmer, S. A., �str�m, E., Osborne, S. R., Flagan, R. C., Seinfeld, J. H., Rand, H., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2,554-2,569)

The Role of Background Cloud Microphysics in the Radiative Formation of Ship Tracks, Platnick, S., Durkee, P.A., Nielsen, K., Taylor, J.P., Tsay, S.-C., King, M. D., Ferek, R. J., Hobbs, P. V., Rottman, J. W., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2000 (vol. 57, no. 16, pp. 2607-2624)

Analysis of Lidar Observations of Arctic Polar Stratospheric Clouds During January 1989, Toon, O.B.; Tabazadeh, A.; Browell, E.V.; Jordan, J., Journal of Geophysical Research, August 15, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D16, p. 20,589)

AVHRR Estimates of Surface Temperature During The Southern Great Plains 1997 Experiment , Kaleita, A.L.; Kumar, P., Journal of Geophysical Research, August 15, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D16, p. 20,791)

Data Composites of Airborne Observations of Tropospheric Ozone and Its Precursors , Emmons, L.K.; Hauglustaine, D.A.; Muller, J.-F.; Carroll, M.A.; Brasseur, G.P.; et al., Journal of Geophysical Research, August 15, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D16, p. 20,497)

Determination of Radiative Forcing of Saharan Dust Using Combined TOMS and ERBE Data, Hsu, N.C.; Herman, J.R.; Weaver, C., Journal of Geophysical Research, August 15, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D16, p. 20,649)

A Flexible Inversion Algorithm for Retrieval of Aerosol Optical Properties From Sun and Sky Radiance Measurements, Dubovik, O.; King, M.D., Journal of Geophysical Research, August 15, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D16, pp. 20, 673)

Use of a GCM to Explore Sampling Issues in Connection With Satellite Remote Sensing of the Earth Radiation Budget, Fowler, L.D.; Wielicki, B.A.; Randall, D.A.; et al., Journal of Geophysical Research, August 15, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D16, p. 20,757)

Reduced Space Optimal Interpolation of Historical Marine Sea Level Pressure: 1854-1992, Kaplan, A.; Kushnir, Y.; Cane, M.A., Journal of Climate, August 15, 2000 (vol. 13, no. 16, pp.2987-3002)

Using a Global Soil Wetness Dataset to Improve Seasonal Climate Simulation, Dirmeyer, P.A., Journal of Climate, August 15, 2000 (vol. 13, no. 16, pp. 2900-2922)

ENSO Indices Based on Patterns of Satellite-Derived Precipitation, Curtis, S., Adler, R., Journal of Climate, August 10, 2000 (vol. 13, no. 15, pp. 2,786-2,793)

The Principal Mode of Interannual Variability of the North American Monsoon System, Yu, B. , Wallace, J.M., Journal of Climate, August 10, 2000 (vol. 13, no. 15, pp. 2,794-2,800)

Shortwave Direct Radiative Forcing of Biomass Burning Aerosols Estimated Using VIRS and CERES Data. Christopher, S.A., Chou, J., Zhang, J. Li, X, Berendes, T.A., and Welch, R.A. Geophysical Research Letters, August 1, 2000 (vol. 27, no. 15, p. 2197)

Indian Ocean SST and Indian Summer Rainfall: Predictive Relationships and Their Decadal Variability. Clark, Christina O.; Cole, Julia E.; Webster, Peter J. Journal of Climate, August 1, 2000 (vol. 13, no. 14, pp. 2503-2519)

AGCM Hindcasts with SST and Other Forcings: Responses from Global to Agricultural Scales, Shah, K.P., Rind, D., et al. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,025)

Analysis of Residual Mean Transport in the Stratosphere: 2, Distributions of CO2 and Mean Age, Schneider, H.R., Jones, D.B.A., Wofsy, S.C., et al. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,013)

Comparison of Model-estimated and Measured Diffuse Downward Irradiance at Surface in Cloud-free Skies, Halthore, R.N., Schwartz, S.E. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,165)

Energetics of the Surface Circulation of the Japan/East Sea, Lee, D.-K., Niiler, P.P., et al. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. C8, p. 19,561)

Global Distribution of CO2 in the Upper Mesosphere as Derived from UARS/ ISAMS Measurements, Zaragoza, G.; Lopez-Puertas, M.; Lopez-Valverde, M. A.; Taylor, F. W. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 19,829)

How Coupling of the Atmosphere to Ocean and Land Helps Determine the Timescales of Interannual Variability of Climate, Dickinson, R.E. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,115)

Implications of Methyl Bromide Supersaturations in the Temperate North Atlantic Ocean, King, D.B., Butler, J.H., et al. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 19,763)

Importance of Structure in the Longer-term Dynamics of Landscapes, Shugart, H.H. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,065)

Interannual Atmosphere-Biosphere Variation: Implications for Observation and Modeling, Prince, S.D., Goward, S.N., et al. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,055)

Interannual Variability in the Global Carbon Cycle, Houghton, R.A. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,121)

Interannual Variability of Global Terrestrial Primary Production: Results of a Model Driven with Satellite Observations, Goetz, S.J., Prince, S.D., et al. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,077)

Modeled Impact of Cirrus Cloud Increases Along Aircraft Flight Paths, Rind, D., et al. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 19,927)

Observed Climate Variability and Change of Relevance to the Biosphere, Easterling, D,R., Karl, T.R., Gallo, K.P., et al. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,101)

Parameter Estimation of GOES Precipitation Index at Different Calibration Timescales , Xu, L., Gao, X., Sorooshian, S., et al. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,131)

Simulations of Tropical Upper Tropospheric Humidity, Dessler, A.E., Sherwood, S.C. Journal Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 1, 2000 (vol. 105, no. D15, p. 20,155)

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