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A list of research articles recently published in the scientific literature.

Evaluation of the Land Surface Water Budget in NCEP/NCAR and NCEP/DOE Reanalyses Using an Off-Line Hydrologic Model, Maurer, E. P.; O'Donnell, G. M.; Lettenmaier, D. P.; Roads, J. O., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 17,841)

Comment on "Modeling Ground Heat Flux in Land Surface Parameterization Schemes" by Xu Liang, Eric F. Wood, and Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Lohmann, D., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 17,889)

Reply , Liang, X.; Wood, E. F.; Lettenmaier, D. P., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 17,893)

Toxaphene in the United States, 2, Emissions and Residues, Li, Y. F.; Bidleman, T. F.; Barrie, L. A., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 17,929)

Introduction to Special Section: Outstanding Problems in Quantifying the Radiative Impacts of Mineral Dust, Sokolik, I. N.; Winker, D. M.; Bergametti, G.; Gillette, D. A.; Carmichael, G.; Kaufman, Y. J.; Gomes, L.; Schuetz, L.; Penner, J. E., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,015)

Characteristics of Chinese Aerosols Determined by Individual-Particle Analysis, Gao, Y.; Anderson, J. R., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,037)

A Study of the Sensitivity of Simulated Mineral Dust Production to Model Resolution, Liu, M.; Westphal, D. L., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,099)

Climatology of Dust Aerosol Size Distribution and Optical Properties Derived from Remotely Sensed Data in the Solar Spectrum, Tanr�, D.; Kaufman, Y. J.; Holben, B. N.; Chatenet, B.; Karnieli, A.; Lavenu, F.; Blarel, L.; Dubovik, O.; Remer, L. A.; Smirnov, A., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,205)

Sensitivity of Multiangle Imaging to Natural Mixtures of Aerosols Over Ocean, Kahn, R.; Banerjee, P.; McDonald, D., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,219)

Assessment of Saharan Dust Absorption in the Visible from SeaWiFS Imagery, Moulin, C.; Gordon, H. R.; Banzon, V. F.; Evans, R. H., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,239)

Sahara Mineral Dust Measurements from TOMS: Comparison to Surface Observations Over the Middle East for the Extreme Dust Storm, March 14-17, 1998, Alpert, P.; Ganor, E., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,275)

A Comparison of Seasonal Interannual Variability of Soil Dust Aerosols Over the Atlantic Ocean as Inferred by the TOMS AI and AVHRR AOT Retrievals, Cakmur, R. V.; Miller, R. L.; Tegen, I., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,287)

Full Year Cycle of Desert Dust Spectral Optical Thickness and Precipitable Water Vapor Over Alexandria, Egypt, Sabbah, I.; Ichoku, C.; Kaufman, Y. J.; Remer, L., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,305)

Asian Dust Events of April 1998, Husar, R. B.; Tratt, D. M.; Schichtel, B. A.; Falke, S. R.; Li, F.; Jaffe, D.; Gass�, S.; Gill, T.; Laulainen, N. S.; Lu, F.; Reheis, M. C.; Chun, Y.; Westphal, D.; Holben, B. N.; Gueymard, C.; McKendry, I.; Kuring, N.; Feldman, G. C.; McClain, C.; Frouin, R. J.; Merrill, J.; DuBois, D.; Vignola, F.; Murayama, T.; Nickovic, S.; Wilson, W. E.; Sassen, K.; Sugimoto, N.; Malm, W. C., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,317)

April 1998 Asian Dust Event: A Southern California Perspective, Tratt, D. M.; Frouin, R. J.; Westphal, D. L., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres August 27, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D16, p. 18,371)

Direct Observations of Clear-Sky Aerosol Radiative Forcing from Space During the Indian Ocean Experiment, Rajeev, K.; Ramanathan, V., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres, August 16, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D15, p. 17,221)

A Conceptual Model of the Dehydration of Air Due to Freeze-Drying by Optically Thin, Laminar Cirrus Rising Slowly Across the Tropical Tropopause, Jensen, E.J.; Pfister, L.; Ackerman, A.S.; Tabazadeh, A.; Toon, O.B., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres, August 16, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D15, p. 17,237)

Prevalence of Ice-Supersaturated Regions in the Upper Troposphere: Implications for Optically Thin Ice Cloud Formation, Jensen, E.J.; Toon, O.B.; et. al, Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres, August 16, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D15, p. 17,253)

Sensitivity of Cirrus Bidirectional Reflectance to Vertical Inhomogeneity of Ice Crystal Habits and Size Distributions for Two Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Bands, Yang, P.; Gao, B.-C.; Baum, B.A.; Wiscombe, W.J.; Hu, Y.X.; Nasiri, S.L.; Soulen, P.F.; Heymsfield, A.J.; McFarquhar, G.M.; Miloshevich, L.M., Journal of Geophysical Research ? Atmospheres, August 16, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. D15, p. 17,267)

Modeling the Effect of an Inhomogeneous Surface Albedo on Incident UV Radiation in Mountainous Terrain: Determination of an Effective Surface Albedo, Weihs, P.; Lenoble, J.; et. al, Geophysical Research Letters, August 15, 2001 (Vol. 28, No. 16, p. 3111)

MISR Aerosol Optical Depth Retrievals Over Southern Africa During the SAFARI-2000 Dry Season Campaign, Diner, D.J.; Abdou, W.A.; Bruegge, C.J.; et. al,Geophysical Research Letters, August 15, 2001 (Vol. 28, No. 16, p. 3127)

Volcanic Gas Emission Rates Measured by Solar Occultation Spectroscopy, Duffell, H.; Oppenheimer, C.; Burton, M., Geophysical Research Letters, August 15, 2001 (Vol. 28, No. 16, p. 3131)

Eddies and Vortices in Ocean Basin Dynamics, Siegel, A.; Weiss, J.B.; Toomre, J.; McWilliams, J.C.; et. al, Geophysical Research Letters, August 15, 2001 (Vol. 28, No. 16, p. 3183)

Physical Control of Phytoplankton Distributions in the Alboran Sea: A Numerical and Satellite Approach, Garcia-Gorriz, E.; Carr, M., Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans August 15, 2001 (Vol. 106, No. C8, p. 16,795)

A Climatology of Turbulent Dispersion in the Troposphere, Huber, M.; McWilliams, J.C.; Ghil, M., Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2001 (Vol. 58, No. 16, pp. 2377-2394)

The Sensitivity of an Intermediate Model of the Midlatitude Troposphere?s Equilibrium to Changes in Radiative Forcings , Solomon, A.; Stone, P.H.; Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, August 15, 2001 (Vol. 58, No. 16, pp. 2395-2410)

Northern Hemisphere Atmospheric Effects Due to the July 2000 Solar Proton Event, Jackman, C.H.; McPeters, R.D.; Labow, G.J.; Fleming, E.L.; Praderas, C.J.; Russell, J.M., Geophysical Research Letters August 1, 2000 (Vol. 28, No. 15, p. 2883)

Simultaneous Retrieval of Cloud Motion and Height from Polar-Orbiter Multiangle Measurements, Horváth, A.; Davies, R., Geophysical Research Letters August 1, 2000 (Vol. 28, No. 15, p. 2915)

Adrift in the Beaufort Gyre: A Model Intercomparison, Steele, M.; Ermold, W.; Häkkinen, S.; Holland, D.; Holloway, G.; Karcher, M.; Kauker, F.; Maslowski, W.; Steiner, N.; Zhang, J., Geophysical Research Letters August 1, 2000 (Vol. 28, No. 15, p. 2935)

A Nested Modeling Study of Elevation-Dependent Climate Change Signals in California Induced by Increased Atmospheric CO2, Kim, J., Geophysical Research Letters August 1, 2000 (Vol. 28, No. 15, p. 2951)

Accumulation Map for the Greenland Ice Sheet: 1971-1990, Bales, R.C.; McConnell, J.R.; Mosley-Thompson, E.; Lamorey, G., Geophysical Research Letters August 1, 2000 (Vol. 28, No. 15, p. 2967)

Toward a Unified Parameterization of the Boundary Layer and Moist Convection. Part I: A New Type of Mass-Flux Model Lappen, C.; Randall, D.A., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences August 1, 2001 (Vol. 58, No. 15, p. 2021)

Toward a Unified Parameterization of the Boundary Layer and Moist Convection. Part II: Lateral Mass Exchanges and Subplume-Scale Fluxes, Lappen, C.; Randall, D.A., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences August 1, 2001 (Vol. 58, No. 15, p. 2037)

Toward a Unified Parameterization of the Boundary Layer and Moist Convection. Part III: Simulations of Clear and Cloudy Convection Lappen, C.; Randall, D.A., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences August 1, 2001 (Vol. 58, No. 15, p. 2052)

Predictability of the 1997 and 1998 South Asian Summer Monsoon Low-Level Winds, Schubert, S.D.; Wu, M.-L., Journal of Climate, August 1, 2001 (Vol. 14, No. 15, pp. 3173?3191)

Factors Influencing the Cold-Season Diurnal Temperature Range in the United States, Durre, I.; Wallace, J.M.; Journal of Climate, August 1, 2001 (Vol. 14, No. 15, pp. 3263?3278)

Predicting the Discharge of Global Rivers, Nijssen, B.; O'Donnell, G.M.; Lettenmaier, D.P.; Lohmann, D.; Wood, E.F.; Journal of Climate, August 1, 2001 (Vol. 14, No. 15, pp. 3307?3323)

The Representation of Arctic Soils in the Land Surface Model: The Importance of Mosses, Beringer, J.; Lynch, A.H.; Chapin III, F.S.; Mack, M.; Bonan, G.B., Journal of Climate, August 1, 2001 (Vol. 14, No. 15, pp. 3324?3335)

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