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Asian Outflow and Trans-pacific Transport of Carbon Monoxide and Ozone Pollution: An Integrated Satellite, Aircraft, and Model Perspective, Heald, C.L.; Jacob, D.J.; Fiore, A.M.; Emmons, L.K.; Gille, J.C.; Deeter, M.N.; Warner, J.; Edwards, D.P.; Crawford, J.H.; Hamlin, A.J.; Sachse, G.W.; Browell, E.V.; Avery, M.A.; Vay, S.A.; Westberg, D.J.; Blake, D.R.; Singh, H.B.; Sandholm, S.T.; Talbot, R.W.; Fuelberg, H.E., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 31, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4804, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003507)

Effect of Wind Speed on Columnar Aerosol Optical Properties at Midway Island, Smirnov, A.; Holben, B.N.; Eck, T.F.; Dubovik, O.; Slutsker, I., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 31, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4802, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003879) Observed and Modeled Relationships among Arctic Climate Variables, Chen, Y.; Miller, J.R.; Francis, J.A.; Russell, G.L.; Aires, F., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 31, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4799, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003824)

Upper-tropospheric Inversion and Easterly Jet in the Tropics, Fujiwara, M.; Xie, S.-P.; Shiotani, M.; Hashizume, H.; Hasebe, F.; Vomel, H.; Oltmans, S.J.; Watanabe, T., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 31, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 2796, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003928)

Widespread Persistent Near-surface Ozone Depletion at Northern High Latitudes in Spring, Zeng, T.; Wang, Y.; Chance, K.; Browell, E.V.; Ridley, B.A.; Atlas, E.L., Geophysical Research Letters, December 31, 2003 (Vol. 31, No. 24, 2298, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018587)

Hydroperoxyl Radical [HO2] Oxidizes Dibromide Radical Anion [OBr2] to Bromine [Br2] in Aqueous Solution: Implications for the Formation of [Br2] in the Marine Boundary Layer, Matthew, B.M.; George, I.; Anastasio, C., Geophysical Research Letters, December 31, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 24, 2297, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018572)

The Effects of Non-sphericity on Geostationary Satellite Retrievals of Dust Aerosols, Wang, J.; Liu, X.; Christopher, S.A.; Reid, J.S.; Reid, E.; Maring, H., Geophysical Research Letters, December 30, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 24, 2293, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018697)

Warm Rain Processes over Tropical Oceans and Climate Implications, Lau, K.M.; Wu, H.T., Geophysical Research Letters, December 30, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 24, 2290, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018567)

A Sensitivity Study of Climate and Energy Balance Simulations with Use of Satellite-derived Emissivity Data over Northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, Zhou, L.; Dickinson, R.E.; Tian, Y.; Jin, M.; Ogawa, K.; Yu, H.; Schmugge, T., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 27, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4795, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004083)

Impact of Historical Land Cover Change on the July Climate of the United States, Baidya Roy, S.; Hurtt, G.C.; Weaver, C.P.; Pacala, S.W., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 27, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4793, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003565)

Potential of Observations from The Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer to Constrain Continental Sources of Carbon Monoxide, Jones, D.B.A.; Bowman, K.W.; Palmer, P.I.; Worden, J.R.; Jacob, D.J.; Hoffman, R.N.; Bey, I.; Yantosca, R.M., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 26, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4789, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003702)

Seasonal Circulation on the Western Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico Using a High-resolution Numerical Model, Zavala-Hidalgo, J.; Morey, S.L.; O'Brien, J.J., Journal of Geophysical Research- Oceans, December 26, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. C12, 3389, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC001879)

Comparison of Thin Ice Thickness Distributions Derived from RADARSAT Geophysical Processor System and Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Data Sets, Yu, Y.; Lindsay, R.W., Journal of Geophysical Research- Oceans, December 26, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. C12, 3387, Paper No. 10.1029/2002JC001319)

Radiative Transfer Equation Inversion: Theory and Shape Factor Models for Retrieval of Oceanic Inherent Optical Properties, Hoge, F.E.; Lyon, P.E.; Mobley, C.D.; Sundman, L.K., Journal of Geophysical Research- Oceans, December 26, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. C12, 3386, Paper No. 10.1029/2000JC000447)

Detection of Change in the Arctic Using Satellite and In Situ Data, Comiso, J.C.; Yang, J.; Honjo, S.; Krishfield, R.A., Journal of Geophysical Research- Oceans, December 24, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. C12, 3384, Paper No. 10.1029/2002JC001347)

[OH] Column Abundance over Table Mountain Facility, California: Intra-annual Variations and Comparisons to Model Predictions for 1997-2001, Mills, F.P.; Cageao, R.P.; Sander, S.P.; Allen, M.; Yung, Y.L.; Remsberg, E.E.; Russell, J.M.; Richter, U., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 24, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4785, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003481)

A Global Simulation of Tropospheric Ozone and Related Tracers: Description and Evaluation of MOZART, Version 2, Horowitz, L.W.; Walters, S.; Mauzerall, D.L.; Emmons, L.K.; Rasch, P.J.; Granier, C.; Tie, X.; Lamarque, J.-F.; Schultz, M.G.; Tyndall, G.S.; Orlando, J.J.; Brasseur, G.P., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 24, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4784, Paper No. 10.1029/2002JD002853)

Clouds and Sulfate are Anticorrelated: A New Diagnostic for Global Sulfur Models, Koch, D.; Park, J.; Del Genio, A., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 24, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4781, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003621)

Modeled Spectral Optical Properties for Smoke Aerosols in Amazonia, Procopio, A.S.; Remer, L.A.; Artaxo, P.; Kaufman, Y.J.; Holben, B.N., Geophysical Research Letters, December 23, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 24, 2265, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018063)

Error Analysis for a Long-range Lightning Monitoring Network of Ground-based Receivers in Europe, Chronis, T.G.; Anagnostou, E.N., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 23, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4779, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003776)

Effect of Sun's Magnetic Field Polarity on Interplanetary Magnetic Field, Lyatsky, W.; Tan, A.; Lyatskaya, S., Geophysical Research Letters, December 20, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 24, 2258, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL017431)

Low Degree Gravitational Changes from Earth Rotation and Geophysical Models, Chen, J.L.; Wilson, C.R., Geophysical Research Letters, December 19, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 24, 2257, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018688)

Seasonal Variation and Ecosystem Dependence of Emission Factors for Selected Trace Gases for Southern African Savanna Fires, Korontzi, S.; Ward, D.E.; Susott, R.A.; Yokelson, R.J.; Justice, C.O.; Hobbs, P.V.; Smithwick, E.A.; Hao, W.M., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 17, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4758, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003730)

Toward Constraining Regional-scale Fluxes Of [CO2] with Atmospheric Observations over a Continent: 2. Analysis of COBRA Data Using a Receptor-oriented Framework, Gerbig, C.; Lin, J.C.; Wofsy, S.C.; Daube, B.C.; Andrews, A.E.; Stephens, B.B.; Bakwin, P.S.; Grainger, C.A., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 17, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4757, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003770)

Toward Constraining Regional-scale Fluxes Of [CO2] with Atmospheric Observations over a Continent: 1. Observed Spatial Variability from Airborne Platforms, Gerbig, C.; Lin, J.C.; Wofsy, S.C.; Daube, B.C.; Andrews, A.E.; Stephens, B.B.; Bakwin, P.S.; Grainger, C.A., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 17, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4756, Paper No. 10.1029/2002JD003018)

Eastern Asian Emissions of Anthropogenic Halocarbons Deduced from Aircraft Concentration Data, Palmer, P.I.; Jacob, D.J.; Mickley, L.J.; Blake, D.R.; Sachse, G.W.; Fuelberg, H.E.; Kiley, C.M., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 17, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4753, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003591)

Measurement of [NO2] by the Photolysis Conversion Technique during the Transport and Chemical Evolution over the Pacific(TRACE-P) Campaign, Nakamura, K.; Kondo, Y.; Chen, G.; Crawford, J.H.; Takegawa, N.; Koike, M.; Kita, K.; Miyazaki, Y.; Shetter, R.E.; Lefer, B.L.; Avery, M.; Matsumoto, J., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 17, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D24, 4752, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003712)

Simulation of Carbon Pathways in the Planktonic Ecosystem off Peru during the 1997-1998 El Nino and La Nina, Carr, M.-E., Journal of Geophysical Research- Oceans, December 16, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. C12, 3380, Paper No. 10.1029/1999JC000064)

Tropospheric Methane Retrieved from Ground-based Near-IR Solar Absorption Spectra, Washenfelder, R.A.; Wennberg, P.O.; Toon, G.C., Geophysical Research Letters, December 13, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 23, 2226, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL017969)

Further Refinements to Models for the Bulk-Skin Sea Surface Temperature Difference, Castro, S.L.; Wick, G.A.; Emery, W.J., Journal of Geophysical Research- Oceans, December 13, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. C12, 3377, Paper No. 10.1029/2002JC001641)

Linking Horizontal and Vertical Transports of Biomass Fire Emissions to the Tropical Atlantic Ozone Paradox During The Northern Hemisphere Winter Season:1999, Jenkins, G.S.; Ryu, J.-H.; Thompson, A.M.; Witte, J.C., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 13, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D23, 4745, Paper No. 10.1029/2002JD003297)

Effects of Vertical Inhomogeneity on Snow Spectral Albedo and Its Implication for Optical Remote Sensing of Snow, Zhou, X.; Li, S.; Stamnes, K., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 12, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D23, 4738, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003859)

Seasonal Cycle Of Carbon Dioxide and Its Isotopic Composition in an Urban Atmosphere: Anthropogenic And Biogenic Effects, Pataki, D.E.; Bowling, D.R.; Ehleringer, J.R., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 11, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D23, 4735, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003865)

Exchange Between the Upper Tropical Troposphere and the Lower Stratosphere Studied with Aircraft Observations, Tuck, A.F.; Hovde, S.J.; Kelly, K.K.; Mahoney, M.J.; Proffitt, M.H.; Richard, E.C.; Thompson, T.L., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 11, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D23, 4734, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003399)

Sub-daily Sea Ice Motion and Deformation from RADARSAT Observations, Kwok, R.; Cunningham, G.F.; Hibler, W.D., Geophysical Research Letters, December 11, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 23, 2218, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018723)

SAGE III Observations of Arctic Polar Stratospheric Clouds - December 2002, Poole, L.R.; Trepte, C.R.; Harvey, V.L.; Toon, G.C.; VanValkenburg, R.L., Geophysical Research Letters, December 11, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 23, 2216, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018496)

Multiobjective Calibration of Land Surface Model Evapotranspiration Predictions Using Streamflow Observations and Spaceborne Surface Radiometric Temperature Retrievals, Crow, W.T.; Wood, E.F.; Pan, M., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 6, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D23, 4725, Paper No. 10.1029/2002JD003292)

Prodigious Sulfur Dioxide Emissions from Nyamuragira Volcano, Carn, S.A.; Bluth, G.J., Geophysical Research Letters, December 10, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 23, 2211, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018465)

Dynamic Planar Double Layers: Filamentary Substructures, Electron Holes and Ion Heating, Singh, N.; Khazanov, I., Geophysical Research Letters, December 20, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 24, 2262, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018480)

Very Early Chlorine Activation and Ozone Loss in the Arctic Winter 2002-2003, Tilmes, S.; Miller, R.; Groofl, J.-U.; Hepfner, M.; Toon, G.C.; Russell, J.M., Geophysical Research Letters, December 6, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 23, 2201, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018079)

Interannual-to-Decadal Variations of Tropical and Subtropical Exchange in the Pacific Ocean: Boundary versus Interior Pycnocline Transports, Lee, T.; Fukumori, I., Journal of Climate, December 5, 2003 (Vol. 16, No. 24, 4022-4042)

Volcanic and Solar Forcing of Climate Change during the Preindustrial Era, Shindell, D.T.; Schmidt, G.A.; Miller, R.L.; Mann, M.E., Journal of Climate, December 5, 2003 (Vol. 16, No. 24, 4094-4107)

Longwave Radiative Forcing of Saharan Dust Aerosols Estimated from MODIS, MISR, And CERES Observations On Terra, Zhang, J.; Christopher, S.A. Geophysical Research Letters, December 3, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 23, 2188, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018479)

Recent Shifts in the State of the North Pacific, Bond, N.A.; Overland, J.E.; Spillane, M.; Stabeno, P., Geophysical Research Letters, December 2, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 23, 2183, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018597)

A Madden-Julian Oscillation in Tropospheric Ozone, Ziemke, J.R.; Chandra, S., Geophysical Research Letters, December 2, 2003 (Vol. 30, No. 23, 2182, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018523)

Large-scale Equatorward Transport of Ozone in the Subtropical Lower Stratosphere, Richard, E.C.; Aikin, K.C.; Ray, E.A.; Rosenlof, K.H.; Thompson, T.L.; Weinheimer, A.; Montzka, D.; Knapp, D.; Ridley, B.; Gettelman, A., Journal of Geophysical Research- Atmospheres, December 2, 2003 (Vol. 108, No. D23, 4714, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003884)

Detection and Analysis of Clear-Sky, Low-level Atmospheric Temperature Inversions with MODIS, Liu, Y.; Key, J.R., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, December 2003 (Vol. 20, No. 12, 1727-1737)

Retrieval of Ocean and Lake Surface Temperatures from Hyperspectral Radiance Observations, Nalli, N.R.; Smith, W.L., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, December 2003 (Vol. 20, No. 12, 1810-1825)

Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimation Using Multifractals: Application in the Eastern United States, Douglas, E.M.; Barros, A.P., Journal of Hydrometeorology, December 2003 (Vol. 4, No. 6, 1012-1024)

Intercomparison of Soil Moisture Memory in Two Land Surface Models, Mahanama, S.P.; Koster, R.D., Journal of Hydrometeorology, December 2003 (Vol. 4, No. 6, 1134-1146)

The Version-2 Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) Monthly Precipitation Analysis (1979-Present), Adler, R.F.; Huffman, G.J.; Chang, A.; Ferraro, R.; Xie, P.-P.; Janowiak, J; Rudolf, B; Schneider, U; Curtis, S.; Bolvin, D; Gruber, A; Susskind, J; Arkin, P; Nelkin, E., Journal of Hydrometeorology, December 2003 (Vol. 4, No. 6, 1147-1167)

Evaluation of the ERA-40 Surface Water Budget and Surface Temperature for the Mackenzie River Basin, Betts, A.K.; Ball, J.H.; Viterbo, P., Journal of Hydrometeorology, December 2003 (Vol. 4, No. 6, 1194-1211)

Length Scale Analysis of Surface Energy Fluxes Derived from Remote Sensing, Brunsell, N.A.; Gillies, R.R., Journal of Hydrometeorology, December 2003 (Vol. 4, No. 6, 1212-1219)

Assessing the Impact of Horizontal Error Correlations in Background Fields on Soil Moisture Estimation, Reichle, R.H.; Koster, R.D., Journal of Hydrometeorology, December 2003 (Vol. 4, No. 6, 1229-1242)

Sensitivity of Annual Evaporation to Soil and Root Properties in Two Models of Contrasting Complexity, Federer, C.A.; Vorosmarty, C.; Fekete, B., Journal of Hydrometeorology, December 2003 (Vol. 4, No. 6, 1276-1290)

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