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

Freshwater Content Variability in the Arctic Ocean, Haakkinen, S.; Proshutinsky, A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, March 31, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. C3, C03051, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC001940)

A Revised Water Vapor Product for the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) II Version 6.2 Data Set, Thomason, L.W.; Burton, S.P.; Iyer, N.; Zawodny, J.M.; Anderson, J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 30, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06312, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004465)

Narrow-scale Flow and a Weak Field by the Top of Earth's Core: Evidence From Orsted, Magsat, and Secular Variation, Voorhies, C.V., Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, March 30, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. B3, B03106, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JB002833)

Atmospheric Tar Balls: Particles from Biomass and Biofuel Burning, Pusfai, M.; Gelencser, A.; Simonics, R.; Aratu, K.; Li, J.; Hobbs, P.V.; Buseck, P.R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 27, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06213, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004169)

Stable Isotopic Composition of Water Vapor in the Tropics, Lawrence, J.R.; Gedzelman, S.D.; Dexheimer, D.; Cho, H.-K.; Carrie, G.D.; Gasparini, R.; Anderson, C.R.; Bowman, K.P.; Biggerstaff, M.I., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 27, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06115, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004046)

Rapid Growth of Hydrofluorocarbon 134a and Hydrochlorofluorocarbons 141b, 142b, and 22 from Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment (AGAGE) Observations at Cape Grim, Tasmania, and Mace Head, Ireland, O'Doherty, S.; Cunnold, D.M.; Manning, A.; Miller, B.R.; Wang, R.H.J.; Krummel, P.B.; Fraser, P.J.; Simmonds, P.G.; McCulloch, A.; Weiss, R.F.; Salameh, P.; Porter, L.W.; Prinn, R.G.; Huang, J.; Sturrock, G.; Ryall, D.; Derwent, R.G.; Montzka, S.A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 26, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06310, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004277)

Error Analysis of Continuous GPS Position Time Series, Williams, S.D.P.; Bock, Y.; Fang, P.; Jamason, P.; Nikolaidis, R.M.; Prawirodirdjo, L.; Miller, M.; Johnson, D.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, March 26, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. B3, B03412, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JB002741)

A New 147-56 Water Vapor Product from the UARS Microwave Limb Sounder, Read, W.G.; Wu, D.L.; Waters, J.W.; Pumphrey, H.C., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 26, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06111, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004366)

Dehydration in the Tropical Tropopause Layer: Implications from the UARS Microwave Limb Sounder, Read, W.G.; Wu, D.L.; Waters, J.W.; Pumphrey, H.C., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 26, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06110, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004056)

Impact of Short Period, Non-tidal, Temporal Mass Variability On GRACE Gravity Estimates, Thompson, P.F.; Bettadpur, S.V.; Tapley, B.D., Geophysical Research Letters, March 26, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06619, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL019285)

Modeling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rice-based Production Systems: Sensitivity and Upscaling, Li, C.; Mosier, A.; Wassmann, R.; Cai, Z.; Zheng, X.; Huang, Y.; Tsuruta, H.; Boonjawat, J.; Lantin, R., Global Biogeochemical Cycles, March 25, 2004 (Vol. 18, No. 1, GB1043, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GB002045)

Monitoring of Observation Errors in the Assimilation of Satellite Ozone Data, Stajner, I.; Winslow, N.; Rood, R.B.; Pawson, S., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 25, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06309, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004118)

Radiation Transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) Exercise: Results from the Second Phase, Pinty, B.; Widlowski, J.-L.; Taberner, M.; Gobron, N.; Verstraete, M.M.; Disney, M.; Gascon, F.; Gastellu, J.-P.; Jiang, L.; Kuusk, A.; Lewis, P.; Li, X.; Ni-Meister, W.; Nilson, T.; North, P.; Qin, W.; Su, L.; Tang, S.; Thompson, R.; Verhoef, W.; Wang, H.; Wang, J.; Yan, G.; Zang, H., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 25, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06210, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004252)

CHAMP and SAC-C Atmospheric Occultation Results and Intercomparisons, Hajj, G.A.; Ao, C.O.; Iijima, B.A.; Kuang, D.; Kursinski, E.R.; Mannucci, A.J.; Meehan, T.K.; Romans, L.J.; de la Torre Juarez, M.; Yunck, T.P., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 25, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06109, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003909)

Satellite Evidence of Hurricane-induced Phytoplankton Blooms in an Oceanic Desert, Babin, S.M.; Carton, J.A.; Dickey, T.D.; Wiggert, J.D., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, March 25, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. C3, C03043, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC001938)

Direct Wind Measurements of Saharan Dust Events from Terra and Aqua Satellites, Koren, I.; Kaufman, Y.J., Geophysical Research Letters, March 25, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06122, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL019338)

An Estimate of Motion between the Spin Axis and the Hotspots over the Past Century, Argus, D.F.; Gross, R.S., Geophysical Research Letters, March 24, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06614, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL019657)

Role of Winds in Estimation of Ocean Heat Storage Anomaly Using Satellite Data, Yan, X.-H.; Pan, J.; Jo, Y.-H.; He, M.-X.; Liu, W.T.; Jiang, L., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, March 24, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. C3, C03041, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC002202)

Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Satellite-derived Chlorophyll Pigment, Surface Height, And Temperature Off Baja California, Espinosa-Carreon, T.L.; Strub, P.T.; Beier, E.; Ocampo-Torres, F.; Gaxiola-Castro, G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, March 24, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. C3, C03039, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC002105)

Systematic Error of Microwave Scatterometer Wind Related to the Basin-scale Plankton Bloom, Hashizume, H.; Liu, W.T., Geophysical Research Letters, March 24, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06307, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018941)

Space-based Diagnosis of Surface Ozone Sensitivity to Anthropogenic Emissions, Martin, R.V.; Fiore, A.M.; Van Donkelaar, A., Geophysical Research Letters, March 24, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06120, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL019416)

Warming of the Arctic Lower Stratosphere by Light Absorbing Particles, Baumgardner, D.; Kok, G.; Raga, G., Geophysical Research Letters, March 24, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06117, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018883)

Heterogeneous Chemistry Involving Methanol in Tropospheric Clouds, Tabazadeh, A.; Yokelson, R.J.; Singh, H.B.; Hobbs, P.V.; Crawford, J.H.; Iraci, L.T., Geophysical Research Letters, March 23, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06114, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018775)

Enhancements in Lower Stratospheric [CH3CN] Observed by the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite Microwave Limb Sounder Following Boreal Forest Fires, Livesey, N.J.; Fromm, M.D.; Waters, J.W.; Manney, G.L.; Santee, M.L.; Read, W.G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 23, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06308, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004055)

Probing the Mechanical Properties of Seismically Active Crust with Space Geodesy: Study of the Coseismic Deformation Due to the 1992 [MW7.3] Landers (Southern California) Earthquake, Fialko, Y., Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, March 23, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. B3, B03307, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JB002756)

Atmospheric Circulation Influences on Seasonal Precipitation Patterns in Alaska during the Latter 20th Century, L'Heureux, M.L.; Mann, M.E.; Cook, B.I.; Gleason, B.E.; Vose, R.S., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 20, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06106, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003845)

[CO] as an Important High-altitude Tracer of Dynamics in the Polar Stratosphere and Mesosphere, de Zafra, R.L.; Muscari, G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 20, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06105, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004099)

Convective Cooling of an Initially Stably Stratified Fluid with Temperature-dependent Viscosity: Implications for the Role of Solid-state Convection in Planetary Evolution, Zaranek, S.E.; Parmentier, E.M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, March 20, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. B3, B03409, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JB002462)

Satellite Observations of the Water Vapor Greenhouse Effect and Column Longwave Cooling Rates: Relative Roles of the Continuum and Vibration-rotation to Pure Rotation Bands, Inamdar, A.K.; Ramanathan, V.; Loeb, N.G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 20, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06104, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003980)

Definition and Measurement of Dust Aeolian Thresholds, Roney, J.A.; White, B.R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, March 20, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. F1, F01013, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JF000061)

A Comparison of Mixed-layer Dynamics between the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal: One-dimensional Model Results, Prasad, T.G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, March 20, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. C3, C03035, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC002000)

Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar Detection of Delaware Bay Plumes: Jet-like Feature Analysis, Zheng, Q.; Clemente-Colun, P.; Yan, X.-H.; Liu, W.T.; Huang, N.E., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, March 19, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. C3, C03031, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC002100)

Indo-Pacific Ocean Response to Atmospheric Intraseasonal Variability: 2. Boreal Summer and the Intraseasonal Oscillation, Waliser, D.E.; Murtugudde, R.; Lucas, L.E., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, March 19, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. C3, C03030, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC002002)

Wintertime/Summertime Contrasts of Cloud Condensation Nuclei and Cloud Microphysics over the Southern Ocean, Yum, S.S.; Hudson, J.G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 19, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06204, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003864)

Transport of Smoke from Canadian Forest Fires to the Surface near Washington, D.C.: Injection Height, Entrainment, and Optical Properties, Colarco, P.R.; Schoeberl, M.R.; Doddridge, B.G.; Marufu, L.T.; Torres, O.; Welton, E.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 19, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06203, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004248)

Impact of Aerosols and Atmospheric Thermodynamics on Cloud Properties within the Climate System, Matsui, T.; Masunaga, H.; Pielke, R.A.; Tao, W.-K., Geophysical Research Letters, March 18, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06109, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL019287)

Modeling Decadal Bed Material Sediment Flux Based on Stochastic Hydrology, Singer, M.B.; Dunne, T., Water Resources Research, March 18, 2004 (Vol. 40, No. 3, W03302, Paper No. 10.1029/2003WR002723)

Relationship of Surface [O3] to Large-scale Circulation Patterns during Two Recent Winters, Mao, H.; Talbot, R., Geophysical Research Letters, March 18, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06108, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018860)

Observations of Solar Spectral Irradiance Change during Cycle 22 from NOAA-9 Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet Model 2 (SBUV/2), DeLand, M.T.; Cebula, R.P.; Hilsenrath, E., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 17, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06304, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004074)

Nitric Acid Uptake on Subtropical Cirrus Cloud Particles, Popp, P.J.; Gao, R.S.; Marcy, T.P.; Fahey, D.W.; Hudson, P.K.; Thompson, T.L.; Korcher, B.; Ridley, B.A.; Weinheimer, A.J.; Knapp, D.J.; Montzka, D.D.; Baumgardner, D.; Garrett, T.J.; Weinstock, E.M.; Smith, J.B.; Sayres, D.S.; Pittman, J.V.; Dhaniyala, S.; Bui, T.P.; Mahoney, M.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 17, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06302, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004255)

Sensitivity of Global Biogenic Isoprenoid Emissions to Climate Variability and Atmospheric [CO2], Naik, V.; Delire, C.; Wuebbles, D.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 17, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D6, D06301, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004236)

Remote Sensing Evidence for Baroclinic Tide Origin of Internal Solitary Waves in the Northeastern South China Sea, Zhao, Z.; Klemas, V.; Zheng, Q.; Yan, X.-H., Geophysical Research Letters, March 16, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06302, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL019077)

Remote Sensing of New Production Fuelled by Nitrogen Fixation, Coles, V.J.; Wilson, C.; Hood, R.R., Geophysical Research Letters, March 16, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06301, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL019018)

Convective Lofting Links Indian Ocean Air Pollution to Paradoxical South Atlantic Ozone Maxima, Chatfield, R.B.; Guan, H.; Thompson, A.M.; Witte, J.C., Geophysical Research Letters, March 16, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 6, L06103, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018866)

Land Boundary Conditions from MODIS Data and Consequences for the Albedo of a Climate Model, Tian, Y.; Dickinson, R.E.; Zhou, L.; Myneni, R.B.; Friedl, M.; Schaaf, C.B.; Carroll, M.; Gao, F., Geophysical Research Letters, March 13, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 5, L05504, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL019104)

Horizontal Variability 1-2 Km Below the Tropical Tropopause, Tuck, A.F.; Hovde, S.J.; Kelly, K.K.; Reid, S.J.; Richard, E.C.; Atlas, E.L.; Donnelly, S.G.; Stroud, V.R.; Cziczo, D.J.; Murphy, D.M.; Thomson, D.S.; Elkins, J.W.; Moore, F.L.; Ray, E.A.; Mahoney, M.J.; Friedl, R.R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 13, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D5, D05310, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003942)

Evaluating the Credibility of Transport Processes in Simulations of Ozone Recovery Using the Global Modeling Initiative Three-Dimensional Model, Strahan, S.E.; Douglass, A.R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 13, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D5, D05110, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004238)

One Million Year Old Groundwater in the Sahara Revealed by Krypton-81 and Chlorine-36, Sturchio, N.C.; Du, X.; Purtschert, R.; Lehmann, B.E.; Sultan, M.; Patterson, L.J.; Lu, Z.-T.; Meller, P.; Bigler, T.; Bailey, K.; O'Connor, T.P.; Young, L.; Lorenzo, R.; Becker, R.; El Alfy, Z.; El Kaliouby, B.; Dawood, Y.; Abdallah, A.M.A., Geophysical Research Letters, March 12, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 5, L05503, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL019234)

Ocean Bottom Pressure Waves Predicted in the Tropical Pacific, Song, Y.T.; Zlotnicki, V., Geophysical Research Letters, March 12, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 5, L05306, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018980)

Climate Response to the Increase in Tropospheric Ozone Since Preindustrial Times: A Comparison Between Ozone and Equivalent [CO2] Forcings, Mickley, L.J.; Jacob, D.J.; Field, B.D.; Rind, D., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 11, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D5, D05106, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003653)

Lightning Charge Moment Changes in U.S. High Plains Thunderstorms, Cummer, S.A.; Lyons, W.A., Geophysical Research Letters, March 10, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 5, L05114, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL019043)

Dynamic Winter Climate Response to Large Tropical Volcanic Eruptions Since 1600, Shindell, D.T.; Schmidt, G.A.; Mann, M.E.; Faluvegi, G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, March 6, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. D5, D05104, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004151)

Trajectory Studies of Large [HNO3]-containing PSC Particles in the Arctic: Evidence for the Role of NAT, McKinney, K.A.; Wennberg, P.O.; Dhaniyala, S.; Fahey, D.W.; Northway, M.J.; Kenzi, K.F.; Kleinbehl, A.; Sinnhuber, M.; Kellmann, H.; Bremer, H.; Mahoney, M.J.; Bui, T.P., Geophysical Research Letters, March 6, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 5, L05110, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018430)

Controls on the Strength of Coupling among Climate, Erosion, and Deformation in Two-sided, Frictional Orogenic Wedges at Steady State, Whipple, K.X.; Meade, B.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, March 5, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. F1, F01011, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JF000019)

Variability in Satellite Winds over the Benguela Upwelling System during 1999-2000, Risien, C.M.; Reason, C.J.C.; Shillington, F.A.; Chelton, D.B., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, March 4, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. C3, C03010, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC001880)

Multiple Equilibrium States and the Abrupt Transitions in a Dynamical System of Soil Water Interacting with Vegetation, Zeng, X.; Shen, S.S.P.; Zeng, X.; Dickinson, R.E., Geophysical Research Letters, March 3, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 5, L05501, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018910)

Observations of Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) Associated with Negative Cloud-to-Ground (-CG) Lightning Strokes, Bering, E.A., III; Benbrook, J.R.; Bhusal, L.; Garrett, J.A.; Paredes, A.M.; Wescott, E.M.; Moudry, D.R.; Sentman, D.D.; Stenbaek-Nielsen, H.C.; Lyons, W.A., Geophysical Research Letters, March 3, 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 5, L05104, Paper No. 10.1029/2003GL018659)

How Nonlinearities in the Equation of State of Seawater Can Confound Estimates of Steric Sea Level Change, Gille, S.T., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, March 2, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. C3, C03005, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC002012)

Numerical Modeling of the Global Semidiurnal Tide in the Present Day and in the Last Glacial Maximum, Egbert, G.D.; Ray, R.D.; Bills, B.G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, March 2, 2004 (Vol. 109, No. C3, C03003, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JC001973)

Application of Neural Network Principal Components to Climate Data, Ali, A.H., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, March 2004 (Vol. 21, No. 2, 149-158)

Cloud Classification of Satellite Radiance Data by Multicategory Support Vector Machines, Lee, Y.; Wahba, G.; Ackerman, S.A., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, March 2004 (Vol. 21, No. 2, 159-169)

A Comparison between Observations and MM5 Simulations of the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer across a Temperature Front, Song, Q.; Hara, T.; Cornillon, P.; Friehe, C.A., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, March 2004 (Vol. 21, No. 2, 170-178)

The Miami2001 Infrared Radiometer Calibration and Intercomparison. Part I: Laboratory Characterization of Blackbody Targets, Rice, J.P.; Butler, J.J.; Johnson, B.C.; Minnett, P.J.; Maillet, K.A.; Nightingale, T.J.; Hook, S.J.; Abtahi, A.; Donlon, C.J.; Barton, I.J., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, March 2004 (Vol. 21, No. 2, 258-267)

The Miami2001 Infrared Radiometer Calibration and Intercomparison. Part II: Shipboard Results, Barton, I.J.; Minnett, P.J.; Maillet, K.A.; Donlon, C.J.; Hook, S.J.; Jessup, A.T.; Nightingale, T.J., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, March 2004 (Vol. 21, No. 2, 268-283)

Relationship between ERS Scatterometer Measurement and Integrated Wind and Wave Parameters, Quilfen, Y.; Chapron, B.; Collard, F.; Vandemark, D., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, March 2004 (Vol. 21, No. 2, 368-373)

Use of In Situ Data to Test a Raman Lidar-based Cloud Condensation Nuclei Remote Sensing Method, Ghan, S.J.; Collins, D.R., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, March 2004 (Vol. 21, No. 2, 387-394)

Growth Rates and Habits of Ice Crystals between �20 and �70 Degrees Celsius, Bailey, M.; Hallett, J., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, March 2004 (Vol. 61, No. 5, 514-544)

Weather Regimes and Preferred Transition Paths in a Three-Level Quasigeostrophic Model, Kondrashov, D.; Ide, K.; Ghil, M., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, March 2004 (Vol. 61, No. 5, 568-587)

Jet Stream Analysis and Forecast Errors Using GADS Aircraft Observations in the DAO, ECMWF, and NCEP Models, Cardinali, C.; Rukhovets, L.; Tenenbaum, J., Monthly Weather Review, March 2004 (Vol. 132, No. 3, 764-779)

The Relative Importance of Solar and Anthropogenic Forcing of Climate Change between the Maunder Minimum and the Present, Rind, D.; Shindell, D.; Perlwitz, J.; Lerner, J.; Lonergan, P.; Lean, J.; McLinden, C., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 5, 906-929)

The SPARC Intercomparison of Middle-Atmosphere Climatologies, Randel, W.; Udelhofen, P.; Fleming, E.; Geller, M.; Gelman, M.; Hamilton, K.; Karoly, D.; Ortland, D.; Pawson, S.; Swinbank, R.; Wu, F.; Baldwin, M.; Chanin, M.-L.; Keckhut, P.; Labitzke, K.; Remsberg, E.; Simmons, A.; Wu, D.Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 5, 986-1003)

Biological Heating in the Equatorial Pacific: Observed Variability and Potential for Real-Time Calculation, Strutton, P.G.; Chavez, F.P., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 5, 1097-1109)

PBL Stratiform Cloud Inhomogeneities Thermally Induced by the Orography: A Parameterization for Climate Models, Terra, R., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, March 2004 (Vol. 61, No. 6, 644-663)

Clouds and Shortwave Fluxes at Nauru. Part I: Retrieved Cloud Properties, McFarlane, S.A.; Evans, K.F., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, March 2004 (Vol. 61, No. 6, 733-744)

Observation of Water Vapor Greenhouse Absorption over the Gulf of Mexico Using Aircraft and Satellite Data, Marsden, D.; Valero, F.P.J., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, March 2004 (Vol. 61, No. 6, 745-753)

Optimal Observations for Variational Data Assimilation, Koumlhl, A.; Stammer, D., Journal of Physical Oceanography, March 2004 (Vol. 34, No. 3, 529-542)

The Origin, Pathway, and Destination of Nintildeo-3 Water Estimated by a Simulated Passive Tracer and Its Adjoint, Fukumori, I.; Lee, T.; Cheng, B.; Menemenlis, D., Journal of Physical Oceanography, March 2004 (Vol. 34, No. 3, 582-604)

Vorticity Balance in Coarse-resolution Global Ocean Simulations, Lu, Y.; Stammer, D., Journal of Physical Oceanography, March 2004 (Vol. 34, No. 3, 605-622)

Studying Altocumulus with Ice Virga Using Ground-Based Active and Passive Remote Sensors, Wang, Z.; Sassen, K.; Whiteman, D.N., Demoz, B.B., Journal of Applied Meteorology, March 2004 (Vol. 43, No. 3, 449-460)

Climatological Validation of TRMM TMI and PR Monthly Rain Products over Oklahoma, Fisher, B.L., Journal of Applied Meteorology, March 2004 (Vol. 43, No. 3, 519-535)

An Evaluation of the Predictability of Austral Summer Season Precipitation over South America, Misra, V.; Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 6, 1161-1175)

Antarctic Clouds and Radiation within the NCAR Climate Models, Hines, K.M.; Bromwich, D.H.; Rasch, P.J.; Iacono, M.J., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 6, 1198-1212)

Ocean-Atmosphere Covariability in the Western Arabian Sea, Vecchi, G.A.; Xie, S.-P.; Fischer, A.S., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 6, 1213-1224)

The Decadal ENSO Variability in a Hybrid Coupled Model, Yeh, S.-W.; Jhun, J.-G.; Kang, I.-S.; Kirtman, B.P., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 6, 1225-1238)

Examination of the Decadal Tropical Mean ERBS Nonscanner Radiation Data for the Iris Hypothesis, Lin, B.; Wong, T.; Wielicki, B.A.; Hu, Y., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 6, 1239-1246)

Water Vapor Feedback in the Tropical Upper Troposphere: Model Results and Observations, Minschwaner, K.; Dessler, A.E., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 6, 1272-1282)

The Impact of Amazonian Deforestation on Dry Season Rainfall, Negri, A.J.; Adler, R.F.; Xu, L; Surratt. J., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 6, 1306-1319)

MM5 Modeling of the Madden-Julian Oscillation in the Indian and West Pacific Oceans: Model Description and Control Run Results, Gustafson, W.I.; Weare, B.C., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 6, 1320-1337)

Derived Over-Ocean Water Vapor Transports from Satellite-Retrieved E-P Datasets, Sohn, B.-J.; Smith, E.A.; Robertson, F.R.; Park, S.-C., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 6, 1352-1365)

Representing Subgrid Snow Cover Heterogeneities in Regional and Global Models, Liston, G.E., Journal of Climate, March 2004 (Vol. 17, No. 6, 1381-1397)

The Accuracy of Marine Shadow-Band Sun Photometer Measurements of Aerosol Optical Thickness, Miller, M.A.; Batholomew, M.J.; Reynolds, R.M., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, March 2004 (Vol. 21, No. 3, 397-410)

The Influence of Radiosonde on TRMM Field Campaign Soundings Humidity Correction, Roy, B.; Halverson, J.B.; Wang, J., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, March 2004 (Vol. 21, No. 3, 470-480)

Retrieval of Ocean Surface Wind Speed and Wind Direction Using Reflected GPS Signals, Komjathy, A.; Armatys, M.; Masters, D.; Axelrad, P.; Zavorotny, V.; Katzberg, S., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, March 2004 (Vol. 21, No. 3, 515-526)

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