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

Radiative Transfer in Clouds with Small-Scale Inhomogeneities: Microphysical Approach, Mishchenko, M.I., Geophysical Research Letters, July 29, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14820, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026312)

Weak Influences of the Earth's Magnetic Field on Ocean Circulation, Tyler, R.H., Geophysical Research Letters, July 28, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14615, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026372)

Correlation between the Inner Edge of Outer Radiation Belt Electrons and the Innermost Plasmapause Location, Li, X.; Baker, D.N.; O'Brien, T.P.; Xie, L.; Zong, Q.G., Geophysical Research Letters, July 27, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14107, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026294)

Two-day Wave Coupling of the Low-Latitude Atmosphere-Ionosphere System, Pancheva, D.V.; Mukhtarov, P.J.; Shepherd, M.G.; Mitchell, N.J.; Fritts, D.C.; Riggin, D.M.; Franke, S.J.; Batista, P.P.; Abdu, M.A.; Batista, I.S.; Clemesha, B.R.; Kikuchi, T., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, July 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A7, A07313, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011562)

A Statistical Comparison of Hot-Ion Properties at Geosynchronous Orbit during Intense and Moderate Geomagnetic Storms at Solar Maximum and Minimum, Zhang, J.; Liemohn, M.W.; Thomsen, M.F.; Kozyra, J.U.; Denton, M.H.; Borovsky, J.E., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, July 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A7, A07206, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011559)

Divergent Electric Fields in Downward Current Channels, Streltsov, A.V.; Marklund, G.T., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, July 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A7, A07204, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011196)

On Detecting a Trend in the Residual Circulation from Observations of Column [HCl], Olsen, M.A.; Douglass, A.R.; Stolarski, R.S.; Schoeberl, M.R., Geophysical Research Letters, July 26, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14815, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026214)

[CO2] in the Upper Troposphere: Influence Of Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange, Shia, R.-L.; Liang, M.-C.; Miller, C.E.; Yung, Y.L., Geophysical Research Letters, July 26, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14814, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026141)

Mesoscale Modeling of Central American Smoke Transport to the United States: 2. Smoke Radiative Impact on Regional Surface Energy Budget and Boundary Layer Evolution, Wang, J.; Christopher, S.A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14S92, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006720)

Observations of Upper Tropospheric/Lower Stratospheric Water Vapor and Its Isotopes, Coffey, M.T.; Hannigan, J.W.; Goldman, A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14313, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006093)

Satellite-Observed Pollution from Southern Hemisphere Biomass Burning, Edwards, D.P.; Emmons, L.K.; Gille, J.C.; Chu, A.; Atti�, J.-L.; Giglio, L.; Wood, S.W.; Haywood, J.; Deeter, M.N.; Massie, S.T.; Ziskin, D.C.; Drummond, J.R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14312, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006655)

Airborne Measurements of Spectral Direct Aerosol Radiative Forcing in the Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment/Intercontinental Transport and Chemical Transformation Of Anthropogenic Pollution, 2004, Redemann, J.; Pilewskie, P.; Russell, P.B.; Livingston, J.M.; Howard, S.; Schmid, B.; Pommier, J.; Gore, W.; Eilers, J.; Wendisch, M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14210, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006812)

Satellite Observations of Intense Intraseasonal Cooling Events in the Tropical South Indian Ocean, Saji, N.H.; Xie, S.-P.; Tam, C.-Y., Geophysical Research Letters, July 25, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14704, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026525)

Depth-Dependent Rheology and the Horizontal Length Scale of Mantle Convection, Lenardic, A.; Richards, M.A.; Busse, F.H., Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, July 25, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. B7, B07404, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JB003639)

Pathways of Eddies in the South Atlantic Ocean Revealed from Satellite Altimeter Observations, Fu, L.-L., Geophysical Research Letters, July 22, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14160, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026245)

Influence of Mechanical Mixing on a Low Summertime SST in the Western North Pacific ITCZ Region, Sato, N.; Tokinaga, H.; Shirooka, R.; Suginohara, N., Geophysical Research Letters, July 22, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14608, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL025997)

Transpacific Transport of Asian Anthropogenic Aerosols and Its Impact on Surface Air Quality in the United States, Heald, C.L.; Jacob, D.J.; Park, R.J.; Alexander, B.; Fairlie, T.D.; Yantosca, R.M.; Chu, D.A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 22, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14310, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006847)

Revisiting China's [CO] Emissions after the Transport and Chemical Evolution over the Pacific (TRACE-P) Mission: Synthesis of Inventories, Atmospheric Modeling, and Observations, Streets, D.G.; Zhang, Q.; Wang, L.; He, K.; Hao, J.; Wu, Y.; Tang, Y.; Carmichael, G.R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 22, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14306, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007118)

Thermodynamic, Cloud Microphysics, and Rainfall Responses to Initial Moisture Perturbations in the Tropical Deep Convective Regime, Li, X.; Zhang, S.; Zhang, D.-L., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 22, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14207, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006968)

Inferring Dust Composition from Wavelength-Dependent Absorption in Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Data, Koven, C.D.; Fung, I., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 22, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14205, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006678)

Validation of the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Precipitable Water Vapor Product Using Measurements from GPS on the Tibetan Plateau, Liu, J.; Liang, H.; Sun, Z.; Zhou, X., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 22, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14103, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD007028)

Intercomparison of GOME, Ozonesonde, and SAGE II Measurements of Ozone: Demonstration of the Need to Homogenize Available Ozonesonde Data Sets, Liu, X.; Chance, K.; Sioris, C.E.; Kurosu, T.P.; Newchurch, M.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 21, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14305, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006718)

Simulating Heat Transport of Harmonic Temperature Signals in the Earth's Shallow Subsurface: Lower-Boundary Sensitivities, Smerdon, J.E.; Stieglitz, M., Geophysical Research Letters, July 21, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14402, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026816)

Low Frequency Variation of Sea Surface Salinity in the Tropical Atlantic, Grodsky, S.A.; Carton, J.A.; Bingham, F.M., Geophysical Research Letters, July 20, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14604, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026426)

Interannual Variability of the South China Sea Throughflow Inferred from Wind Data and an Ocean Data Assimilation Product, Wang, D.; Liu, Q.; Huang, R.X.; Du, Y.; Qu, T., Geophysical Research Letters, July 20, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14605, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026316)

An X-Ray-Emitting Blast Wave from the Recurrent Nova RS Ophiuchi, Sokoloski, J.L.; G. J. M. Luna, J.L.; Mukai, K.; and Kenyon, S.J., Nature, July 20, 2006 (Vol. 442, Paper No. 10.1038/nature04893, 276-278)

Latitudinal and Vertical Distribution of Bromine Monoxide in the Lower Stratosphere from Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Chartography Limb Scattering Measurements, Sioris, C.E.; Kovalenko, L.J.; McLinden, C.A.; Salawitch, R.J.; Van Roozendael, M.; Goutail, F.; Dorf, M.; Pfeilsticker, K.; Chance, K.; von Savigny, C.; Liu, X.; Kurosu, T.P.; Pommereau, J.-P.; B�sch, H.; Frerick, J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 19, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14301, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006479)

Consistency of Global MODIS Aerosol Optical Depths over Ocean on Terra and Aqua CERES SSF Data Sets, Ignatov, A.; Minnis, P.; Miller, W.F.; Wielicki, B.A.; Remer, L., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 19, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14202, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006645)

An Endobiont-Bearing Allogromiid from the Santa Barbara Basin: Implications for the Early Diversification of Forminifera, Bernhard, J.M.; Habura, A.; Bowser, S.S., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, July 19, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. G3, G03002, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JG000158)

Nitrogen Cycling in the Middle Atlantic Bight: Results from a Three-Dimensional Model and Implications for the North Atlantic Nitrogen Budget, Fennel, K.; Wilkin, J.; Levin, J.; Moisan, J.; O'Reilly, J.; Haidvogel, D., Global Biogeochemical Cycles, July 19, 2006 (Vol. 20, No. 3, GB3007, Paper No. 10.1029/2005GB002456)

Large-Area Spatially Explicit Estimates of Tropical Soil Carbon Stocks and Response to Land-Cover Change, Holmes, K.W.; Chadwick, O.A.; Kyriakidis, P.C.; Silva de Filho, E.P.; Soares, J.V.; Roberts, D.A., Global Biogeochemical Cycles, July 18, 2006 (Vol. 20, No. 3, GB3004, Paper No. 10.1029/2005GB002507)

Single Scattering Parameters of Randomly Oriented Snow Particles at Microwave Frequencies, Kim, M.-J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 18, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D14, D14201, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006892)

Heliospheric Magnetic Field Polarity Inversions Driven by Radial Velocity Field Structures, Landi, S.; Hellinger, P.; Velli, M., Geophysical Research Letters, July 18, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 14, L14101, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026308)

Evaluation of Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation Products for Different Canopy Radiation Transfer Regimes: Methodology and Results Using Joint Research Center Products Derived from SeaWiFS against Ground-Based Estimations, Gobron, N.; Pinty, B.; Aussedat, O.; Chen, J.M.; Cohen, W.B.; Fensholt, R.; Gond, V.; Huemmrich, K.F.; Lavergne, T.; M�lin, F.; Privette, J.L.; Sandholt, I.; Taberner, M.; Turner, D.P.; Verstraete, M.M.; Widlowski, J.-L., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D13, D13110, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006511)

Vertical and Horizontal Structure of Winter Precipitation Systems over the Western Pacific around Japan Using TRMM Data, Yamamoto, M.K.; Higuchi, A.; Nakamura, K., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D13, D13108, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006412)

Heliospheric Ion Energization due to Emerging CME Shocks, Roth, I.; Bale, S.D., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, July 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A7, A07S06, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011434)

Alpine Glaciers to Disappear Within Decades?, Zemp, M.; Haeberli, W.; Hoelzle, M.; Paul, F., Geophysical Research Letters, July 15, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 13, L13504, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026319)

Hurricane Forecasts with a Global Mesoscale-Resolving Model: Preliminary Results with Hurricane Katrina (2005), Shen, B.-W.; Atlas, R.; Reale, O.; Lin, S.-J.; Chern, J.-D.; Chang, J.; Henze, C.; Li, J.-L., Geophysical Research Letters, July 14, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 13, L13813, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026143)

Spatial and Temporal Variability of the Surface Water [pCO2] and Air-Sea [CO2] Flux in the Equatorial Pacific during 1980�2003: A Basin-Scale Carbon Cycle Model, Wang, X.; Christian, J.R.; Murtugudde, R.; Busalacchi, A.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, July 14, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C7, C07S04, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC002972)

Evaluation of the Simulation of the Annual Cycle of Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Coverages by 11 Major Global Climate Models, Parkinson, C.L.; Vinnikov, K.Y.; Cavalieri, D.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, July 14, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C7, C07012, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003408)

Low-Frequency Earthquakes in Shikoku, Japan, and Their Relationship to Episodic Tremor and Slip, Shelley, D.R.; Beroza, G.C., Ide, S.; Nakamula, S., Nature, July 13, 2006 (Vol. 442, Paper No. 10.1038/nature04913, 188-191)

Energy Input and Response from Prompt and Early Optical Afterglow Emission in Gamma-Ray Bursts, Vestrand, W.T.; Wren, J.A.; Wozniak, P.R.; Aptekar, R.; Golentskii, S.; Pal'shin, V.; Sakamoto, T.; White, R.R.; Evans, S.; Casperson, D.; Fenimore, E., Nature, July 13, 2006 (Vol. 442, Paper No. 10.1038/nature04913, 172-175)

A Hybrid Heliospheric Modeling System: Background Solar Wind, Detman, T.; Smith, Z.; Dryer, M.; Fry, C.D.; Arge, C.N.; Pizzo, V., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, July 13, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A7, A07102, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011430)

Formation of Secondary Islands during Magnetic Reconnection, Drake, J.F.; Swisdak, M.; Schoeffler, K.M.; Rogers, B.N.; Kobayashi, S., Geophysical Research Letters, July 13, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 13, L13105, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL025957)

A Remote Sensing Observatory for Hydrologic Sciences: A Genesis for Scaling to Continental Hydrology, Krajewski, W.F.; Anderson, M.C.; Eichinger, W.E.; Entekhabi, D.; Hornbuckle, B.K.; Houser, P.R.; Katul, G.G.; Kustas, W.P.; Norman, J.M.; Peters-Lidard, C.; Wood, E.F., Water Resources Research, July 13, 2006 (Vol. 42, No. 7, W07301, Paper No. 10.1029/2005WR004435)

Smoke and Pollution Aerosol Effect on Cloud Cover, Kaufman, Y.J.; Koren, I., Science, July 13, 2006 (Vol. 313, Paper No. 10.1126/science.1126232)

Acceleration of Antiearthward Electron Fluxes in the Auroral Region, Andersson, L.; Ergun, R.E., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, July 11, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A7, A07203, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011261)

Comparison of Different Global Information Sources Used in Surface Radiative Flux Calculation: Radiative Properties of the Near-Surface Atmosphere, Zhang, Y.; Rossow, W.B.; Stackhouse, P.W., Jr., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 11, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D13, D13106, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006873)

Optical Determinations of Suspended Sediment Dynamics in Western Long Island Sound and the Connecticut River Plume, Ackleson, S.G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, July 11, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C7, C07009, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003214)

Oceanic-Atmospheric Variability and Western U.S. Snowfall, Hunter, T.; Tootle, G.; Piechota, T., Geophysical Research Letters, July 8, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 13, L13706, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026600)

Influence of Assimilating Rainfall Derived from WSR-88D Radar on the Rainstorm Forecasts over the Southwestern United States, Xu, J.; Xiao, Q.; Gao, X.; Sorooshian, S., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres , July 8, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D13, D13105, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006650)

A Three-Dimensional MHD Solar Wind Model with Pickup Protons, Usmanov, A.V.; Goldstein, M.L., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, July 7, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A7, A07101, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011533)

Decadal Change of the Surface Water [pCO2] in the North Pacific: A Synthesis of 35 Years of Observations, Takahashi, T.; Sutherland, S.C.; Feely, R.A.; Wanninkhof, R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, July 7, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C7, C07S05, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003074)

Three Gorges Dam Affects Regional Precipitation, Wu, L.; Zhang, Q.; Jiang, Z., Geophysical Research Letters, July 7, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 13, L13806, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026780)

Sensitivity of the NCEP/Noah Land Surface Model to the MODIS Green Vegetation Fraction Data Set, Miller, J.; Barlage, M.; Zeng, X.; Wei, H.; Mitchell, K.; Tarpley, D., Geophysical Research Letters, July 7, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 13, L13404, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026636)

Seasonal Circulation and Mauna Loa [CO2] Variability, Lintner, B.R.; Buermann, W.; Koven, C.D.; Fung, I.Y., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres , July 7, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D13, D13104, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006535)

Monitoring the Auroral Electrojet from Polar Cap Stations, Lyatsky, W.; Tan, A.; Lyatskaya, S., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, July 7, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A7, A07202, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JA010989)

High-Resolution Airborne Profiles of [CH4], [O3], and Water Vapor near Tropical Central America in Late January to Early February 2004, Richard, E.C.; Tuck, A.F.; Aikin, K.C.; Kelly, K.K.; Herman, R.L.; Troy, R.F.; Hovde, S.J.; Rosenlof, K.H.; Thompson, T.L.; Ray, E.A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres , July 6, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D13, D13304, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006513)

North Pacific Carbon Cycle Response to Climate Variability on Seasonal to Decadal Timescales, McKinley, G.A.; Takahashi, T.; Buitenhuis, E.; Chai, F.; Christian, J.R.; Doney, S.C.; Jiang, M.-S.; Lindsay, K.; Moore, J.K.; Le Qu�r�, C.; Lima, I.; Murtugudde, R.; Shi, L.; Wetzel, P., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, July 4, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C7, C07S06, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003173)

Constraints on the Extent of the Ross Sea Phytoplankton Bloom, Reddy, T.E.; Arrigo, K.R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, July 4, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C7, C07005, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003339)

Ambient Air Pollution by Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Algiers, Kerbachi, R.; Boughedaoui, M.; Bounoua, L.; Keddam, M., Atmospheric Environment, July 2006 (Vol. 40, No. 21, 3995-4003)

Reflectance Quantities in Optical Remote Sensing�Definitions and Case Studies, Schaepman-Strub, G.; Schaepman, M.E.; Painter, T.H.; Dangel, S.; Martonchik, J.V., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2006 (Vol. 103, No. 1, 27-42)

Quantifying Spatial Heterogeneity at the Landscape Scale Using Variogram Models, Garrigues, S.; Allard, D.; Baret, F.; Weiss, M., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2006 (Vol. 103, No. 1, 81-96)

Characterization of Asian Dust during ACE-Asia, Arimoto, R.; Kim, Y.J.; Kim, Y.P.; Quinn, P.K.; Bates, T.S.; Anderson, T.L.; Gong, S.; Uno, I.; Chin, M.; Huebert, B.J.; Clarke, A.D.; Shinozuka, Y.; Weber, R.J.; Anderson, J.R.; Guazzotti, S.A.; Sullivan, R.C.; Sodeman, D.A.; Prather, K.A.; Sokolik, I.N., Global and Planetary Change, July 2006 (Vol. 52, No. 1-4, 23-56)

Forward Modeling and Radiative Transfer for the NASA EOS-Aura High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS) Instrument, Francis, G.L.; Edwards, D.P.; Lambert, A.; Halvorson, C.M.; Lee-Taylor, J.M.; Gille, J.C., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, July 1, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D13, D13301, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006270)

Further Study of Flickering Auroral Roar Emission: 2. Theory and Numerical Calculations, Weatherwax, A.T.; Yoon, P.H.; Hughes, J.M.; LaBelle, J.; Ziebell, L.F., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, July 1, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A7, A07302, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011288)

Verification of a Mesoscale Data-Assimilation and Forecasting System for the Oklahoma City Area during the Joint Urban 2003 Field Project, Liu, Y.; Chen, F.; Warner, T.; Basara, J., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, July 2006 (Vol. 45, No. 7, 912-929)

Impact of Cloud Model Microphysics on Passive Microwave Retrievals of Cloud Properties. Part I: Model Comparison Using EOF Analyses, Biggerstaff, M.I.; Seo, E.-K.; Hristova-Veleva, S.M.; Kim, K.-Y., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, July 2006 (Vol. 45, No. 7, 930-954)

Impact of Cloud Model Microphysics on Passive Microwave Retrievals of Cloud Properties. Part II: Uncertainty in Rain, Hydrometeor Structure, and Latent Heating Retrievals , Seo, E.-K.; Biggerstaff, M.I.; Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, July 2006 (Vol. 45, No. 7, 955-972)

The Asymmetry Parameter of Cirrus Clouds Composed of Hollow Bullet Rosette�Shaped Ice Crystals from Ray-Tracing Calculations, Schmitt, C.G.; Iaquinta, J.; Heymsfield, A.J., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, July 2006 (Vol. 45, No. 7, 973-981)

Impacts of Nucleating Aerosol on Florida Storms. Part I: Mesoscale Simulations, van den Heever, S.C.; Carrioacute, G.G.; Cotton, W.R.; DeMott, P.J.; Prenni, A.J., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, July 2006 (Vol. 63, No. 7, 1772-1775)

A Mass-Flux Scheme View of a High-Resolution Simulation of a Transition from Shallow to Deep Cumulus Convection, Kuang, Z.; Bretherton, C.S., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, July 2006 (Vol. 63, No. 7, 1895-1909)

The Response of Damaging Winds of a Simulated Tropical Cyclone to Finite-Amplitude Perturbations of Different Variables, Hoffman, R.N.; Henderson, J.M.; Leidner, S.M.; Grassotti, C.; Nehrkorn, T., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, July 2006 (Vol. 63, No. 7, 1924-1937)

Tidal Conversion at a Submarine Ridge, Petrelis, F.; Smith, S.L.; Young, W.R., Journal of Physical Oceanography, July 2006 (Vol. 36, No. 6, 1053-1071)

Numerical and Analytical Estimates of M2 Tidal Conversion at Steep Oceanic Ridges, Di Lorenzo, E.; Young, W.R.; Smith, S.L., Journal of Physical Oceanography, July 2006 (Vol. 36, No. 6, 1072-1084)

AIRS: Improving Weather Forecasting and Providing New Data on Greenhouse Gases, Chahine, M.T.; Pagano, T.S.; Aumann, H.H.; Atlas, R.; Barnet, C.; Blaisdell, J.; Chen, L.; Divakarla, M.; Fetzer, E.J.; Goldberg, M.; Gautier, C.; Granger, S.; Hannon, S.; Irion, F.W.; Kakar, R.; Kalnay, E.; Lambrigtsen, B.H.; Lee, S.-Y.; Marshall, J.L.; McMillan, W.W.; McMillin, L.; Olsen, E.T.; Revercomb, H.; Rosenkranz, P.; Smith, W.L.; Staelin, D.; Strow, L.L.; Susskind, J.; Tobin, D.; Wolf, W.; Zhou, L., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, July 2006 (Vol. 87, No. 7, 911-926)

U.S. Contributions to the CEOP, Lawford, R.; Bosilovich, M.; Eden, S.; Benedict, S.; Brown, C.; Gruber, A.; Houser, P.; Hsu, K.; Huang, J.; Lau, W.; Meyers, T.; Mitchell, K.; Peters-Lidard, C.; Roads, J.; Rodell, M.; Sorooshian, S.; Tarpley, D.; Williams, S., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, July 2006 (Vol. 87, No. 7, 927-939)

Evaluation of Surface Shortwave Flux Estimates from GOES: Sensitivity to Sensor Calibration, Wonsick, M.M.; Pinker, R.T.; Meng, W.; Nguyen, L., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, July 2006 (Vol. 23, No. 7, 927-935)

A Comparative Study of Rainfall Retrievals Based on Specific Differential Phase Shifts at X- and S-Band Radar Frequencies, Matrosov, S.Y.; Cifelli, R.; Kennedy, P.C.; Nesbitt, S.W.; Rutledge, S.A; Bringi, V.N.; Martner, B.E., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, July 2006 (Vol. 23, No. 7, 952-963)

Decadal Variability in the Formation of the North Pacific Subtropical Mode Water: Oceanic versus Atmospheric Control, Qiu, B.; Chen, S., Journal of Physical Oceanography, July 2006 (Vol. 36, No. 7, 1365-1380)

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