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

Assessment of MODIS-derived Visible and Near-IR Aerosol Optical Properties and Their Spatial Variability in the Presence of Mineral Dust, Redemann, J.; Zhang, Q.; Schmid, B.; Russell, P.B.; Livingston, J.M.; Jonsson, H.; Remer, L.A., Geophysical Research Letters, September 30, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18814, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026626)

High-Latitude Eruptions Cast Shadow over the African Monsoon and the Flow of the Nile, Oman, L.; Robock, A.; Stenchikov, G.L.; Thordarson, T., Geophysical Research Letters, September 30, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18711, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027665)

Abrupt Decline in the Arctic Winter Sea Ice Cover, Comiso, J.C., Geophysical Research Letters, September 30, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18504, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027341)

Updated Estimates of Glacier Volume Changes in the Western Chugach Mountains, Alaska, and a Comparison of Regional Extrapolation Methods, Arendt, A.; Echelmeyer, K.; Harrison, W.; Lingle, C.; Zirnheld, S.; Valentine, V.; Ritchie, B.; Druckenmiller, M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, September 30, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. F3, F03019, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JF000436)

Somali Current Rings in the Eastern Gulf of Aden, Fratantoni, D.M.; Bower, A.S.; Johns, W.E.; Peters, H., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, September 30, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C9, C09039, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003338)

Gravity Changes from a Stress Evolution Earthquake Simulation of California, Hayes, T.J.; Tiampo, K.F.; Rundle, J.B.; Fern�ndez, J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, September 29, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. B9, B09408, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JB004092)

Fusion of CERES, MISR, and MODIS Measurements for Top-of-Atmosphere Radiative Flux Validation, Loeb, N.G.; Sun, W.; Miller, W.F.; Loukachine, K.; Davies, R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 28, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D18, D18209, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007146)

Gravity Waves and Momentum Fluxes in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Using 430 MHz Dual-Beam Measurements at Arecibo: 2. Frequency Spectra, Momentum Fluxes, and Variability, Fritts, D.C.; Janches, D.; Riggin, D.M.; Stockwell, R.G.; Sulzer, M.P.; Gonzalez, S., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 28, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D18, D18108, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006883)

Gravity Waves and Momentum Fluxes in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere Using 430 MHz Dual-Beam Measurements at Arecibo: 1. Measurements, Methods, and Gravity Waves, Janches, D.; Fritts, D.C.; Riggin, D.M.; Sulzer, M.P.; Gonzalez, S., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 28, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D18, D18107, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006882)

Monthly Tidal Temperatures 20-120 km from TIMED/SABER, Zhang, X.; Forbes, J.M.; Hagan, M.E.; Russell, J.M., III; Palo, S.E.; Mertens, C.J.; Mlynczak, M.G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 28, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A10, A10S08, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011504)

TIMED Doppler Interferometer: Overview and Recent Results, Killeen, T.L.; Wu, Q.; Solomon, S.C.; Ortland, D.A.; Skinner, W.R.; Niciejewski, R.J.; Gell, D.A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 28, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A10, A10S01, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011484)

Distribution and Properties of Open Magnetic Flux Outside of Coronal Holes, Fisk, L.A.; Zurbuchen, T.H., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 28, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09115, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011575)

Interplanetary Hydrogen Absolute Ionization Rates: Retrieving the Solar Wind Mass Flux Latitude and Cycle Dependence with SWAN/SOHO Maps, Qu�merais, E.; Lallement, R.; Ferron, S.; Koutroumpa, D.; Bertaux, J.-L.; Kyr�l�, E.; Schmidt, W., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 28, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09114, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JA011711)

Rapidly Moving Sources of Upper Band ELF/VLF Chorus near the Magnetic Equator, Platino, M.; Inan, U.S.; Bell, T.F.; Pickett, J.S.; Canu, P., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 27, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09218, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011468)

Enhanced [NOx] in 2006 Linked to Strong Upper Stratospheric Arctic Vortex, Randall, C.E.; Harvey, V.L.; Singleton, C.S.; Bernath, P.F.; Boone, C.D.; Kozyra, J.U., Geophysical Research Letters, September 27, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18811, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027160)

Impact of Monsoon Transitions on the Physical and Optical Properties of Aerosols, Corrigan, C.E.; Ramanathan, V.; Schauer, J.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 27, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D18, D18208, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006370)

Global Temperature Change, Hansen, J.; Sato, M.; Ruedy, R.; Lo, K.; Lea, D.W.; Medina-Elizade, M., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 26, 2006 (Vol. 103, No. 39, 14288-14293, Paper No. 10.1073/pnas.0606291103)

Cropland Expansion Changes Deforestation Dynamics in the Southern Brazilian Amazon, Morton, D.C.; DeFries, R.S.; Shimabukuro, Y.E.; Anderson, L.O.; Arai, E.; del Bon Espirito-Santo, F.; Freitas, R.; Morisette, J., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 26, 2006 (Vol. 103, No. 39, 14637-14641, Paper No. 10.1073/pnas.0606377103)

Alaskan and Canadian Forest Fires Exacerbate Ozone Pollution over Houston, Texas, on 19 and 20 July 2004, Morris, G.A.; Hersey, S.; Thompson, A.M.; Pawson, S.; Nielsen, J.E.; Colarco, P.R.; McMillan, W.W.; Stohl, A.; Turquety, S.; Warner, J.; Johnson, B.J.; Kucsera, T.L.; Larko, D.E.; Oltmans, S.J.; Witte, J.C., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D24, D24S03, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007090)

Polar Stratospheric Clouds in the 1998-2003 Antarctic Vortex: Microphysical Modeling and Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement (POAM) III Observations, Benson, C.M.; Drdla, K.; Nedoluha, G.E.; Shettle, E.P.; Alfred, J.; Hoppel, K.W., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D24, D18206, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006948)

On the Steric and Mass-Induced Contributions to the Annual Sea Level Variations in the Mediterranean Sea, Garc�a, D.; Chao, B.F.; Del R�o, J.; Vigo, I.; Garc�a-Lafuente, J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, September 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C9, C09030, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC002956)

Characteristics of Field-Aligned Density Depletion Irregularities in the Auroral Ionosphere that Duct Z- and X-Mode Waves, James, H.G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09315, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JA011652)

Role of Vertical Ion Convection in the High-Latitude Ionospheric Plasma Distribution, Deng, Y.; Ridley, A.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09314, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JA011637)

Origins of Plasmaspheric Hiss, Meredith, N.P.; Horne, R.B.; Clilverd, M.A.; Horsfall, D.; Thorne, R.M.; Anderson, R.R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 26, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09217, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JA011707)

Effect of Parameterized Sub-Grid-Scale Diffusions on the Source-Receptor Relationship in the WRF Model, Chen, S.-H.; Hsu, H.-M., Geophysical Research Letters, September 23, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18809, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026954)

Rise and Decline of Active Chlorine in the Stratosphere, Solomon, P.; Barrett, J.; Mooney, T.; Connor, B.; Parrish, A.; Siskind, D.E., Geophysical Research Letters, September 23, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18807, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027029)

Rain-Yield per Flash Calculated from TRMM PR and LIS Data and Its Relationship to the Contribution of Tall Convective Rain, Takayabu, Y.N., Geophysical Research Letters, September 23, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18705, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027531)

Dust Flux within Dust Devils: Preliminary Laboratory Simulations, Neakrase, L.D.V.; Greeley, R.; Iversen, J.D.; Balme, M.R.; Eddlemon, E.E., Geophysical Research Letters, September 23, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 19, L19S09, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026810)

Correction for Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Atmospheric Phase Artifacts Using Time Series of Zenith Wet Delay Observations from a GPS Network, Onn, F.; Zebker, H.A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, September 23, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. B9, B09102, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JB004012)

Influence of Solar Variability on Gravity Wave Structure and Dissipation in the Thermosphere from Tropospheric Convection, Vadas, S.L.; Fritts, D.C., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 22, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A10, A10S12, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011510)

Wavelet-Based Index of Magnetic Storm Activity, Jach, A.; Kokoszka, P.; Sojka, J.; Zhu, L., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 22, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09215, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JA011635)

Interplanetary Magnetic Fluctuation Anisotropy in the Inertial Range, Smith, C.W.; Vasquez, B.J.; Hamilton, K., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 22, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09111, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JA011651)

Quiet Time Solar Illumination Effects on the Fluxes and Characteristic Energies of Ionospheric Outflow, Peterson, W.K.; Collin, H.L.; Lennartsson, O.W.; Yau, A.W., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 21, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A11, A11S05, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011596)

Observations and Modeling of Energetic Electron Dynamics during the October 2001 Storm, Miyoshi, Y.S.; Jordanova, V.K.; Morioka, A.; Thomsen, M.F.; Reeves, G.D.; Evans, D.S.; Green, J.C., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 21, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A11, A11S02, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011351)

On the Interplanetary Magnetic Field B[y] Control of Substorm Bulge Expansion, Liou, K.; Meng, C.-I; Wu, C.-C., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 21, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09312, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011556)

Plasma Depletion and Mirror Waves Ahead of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections, Liu, Y.; Richardson, J.D.; Belcher, J.W.; Kasper, J.C.; Skoug, R.M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 21, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09108, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JA011723)

Global Trends, Seasonal Cycles, and European Emissions of Dichloromethane, Trichloroethene, and Tetrachloroethene from the AGAGE Observations at Mace Head, Ireland, and Cape Grim, Tasmania, Simmonds, P.G.; Manning, A.J.; Cunnold, D.M.; McCulloch, A.; O'Doherty, S.; Derwent, R.G.; Krummel, P.B.; Fraser, P.J.; Dunse, B.; Porter, L.W.; Wang, R.H.J.; Greally, B.R.; Miller, B.R.; Salameh, P.; Weiss, R.F.; Prinn, R.G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 21, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D18, D18304, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007082)

Ozone-[CO] Correlations Determined by the TES Satellite Instrument in Continental Outflow Regions, Zhang, L.; Jacob, D.J.; Bowman, K.W.; Logan, J.A.; Turquety, S.; Hudman, R.C.; Li, Q.; Beer, R.; Worden, H.M.; Worden, J.R.; Rinsland, C.P.; Kulawik, S.S.; Lampel, M.C.; Shephard, M.W.; Fisher, B.M.; Eldering, A.; Avery, M.A., Geophysical Research Letters, September 21, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18804, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026399)

Identification of the Temperature Gradient Instability as the Source of Decameter-Scale Ionospheric Irregularities on Plasmapause Field Lines, Greenwald, R.A.; Oksavik, K.; Erickson, P.J.; Lind, F.D.; Geophysical Research Letters, September 21, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18105, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026581)

Recent Cooling of the Upper Ocean, Lyman, J.M.; Willis, J.K.; Johnson, G.C., Geophysical Research Letters, September 20, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18604, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027033)

Spectral Dependency of Optical Backscattering by Marine Particles from Satellite Remote Sensing of the Global Ocean, Loisel, H.; Nicolas, J.-M.; Sciandra, A.; Stramski, D.; Poteau, A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, September 20, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C9, C09024, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003367)

Effects of Nonlinearity on the Structure of PSBL Beamlets, Zelenyi, L.M.; Dolgonosov, M.S.; Peroomian, V.; Ashour-Abdalla, M., Geophysical Research Letters, September 20, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18103, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026176)

Flux Enhancement of Radiation Belt Electrons during Geomagnetic Storms Driven by Coronal Mass Ejections and Corotating Interaction Regions, Kataoka, R.; Miyoshi, Y., Space Weather, September 20, 2006 (Vol. 4, No. 9, S09004, Paper No. 10.1029/2005SW000211)

Calibration of Reflected GPS for Tropical Storm Wind Speed Retrievals, Katzberg, S.J.; Torres, O.; Ganoe, G., Geophysical Research Letters, September 19, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18602, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026825)

Impact of Nonabsorbing Anthropogenic Aerosols on Clear-Sky Atmospheric Absorption, Stier, P.; Seinfeld, J.H.; Kinne, S.; Feichter, J.; Boucher, O., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 19, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D18, D18201, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007147)

Forced Annular Variations in the 20th Century Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report Models, Miller, R.L.; Schmidt, G.A.; Shindell, D.T., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 19, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D18, D18101, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006323)

Alkenone Producers Inferred from Well-Preserved 18S rDNA in Greenland Lake Sediments, D'Andrea, W.J.; Lage, M.; Martiny, J.B.H.; Laatsch, A.D.; Amaral-Zettler, L.A.; Sogin, M.L.; Huang, Y., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, September 19, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. G3, G03013, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JG000121)

Tropical Cyclone Triggering of Sediment Discharge in Taiwan, Galewsky, J.; Stark, C.P.; Dadson, S.; Wu, C.-C.; Sobel, A.H.; Horng, M.-J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, September 19, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. F3, F03014, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JF000428)

The St. Lawrence Polynya and the Bering Shelf Circulation: New Observations and a Model Comparison, Danielson, S.; Aagaard, K.; Weingartner, T.; Martin, S.; Winsor, P.; Gawarkiewicz, G.; Quadfasel, D., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, September 19, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C9, C09023, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003268)

Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes and Lightning Discharges, Inan, U.S.; Cohen, M.B.; Said, R.K.; Smith, D.M.; Lopez, L.I., Geophysical Research Letters, September 19, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18802, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027085)

A Global Model of Mantle Conductivity Derived from 5 Years of CHAMP, �rsted, and SAC-C Magnetic Data, Kuvshinov, A.; Olsen, N., Geophysical Research Letters, September 16, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18301, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027083)

Geomagnetic Activity Indicates Large Amplitude for Sunspot Cycle 24, Hathaway, D.H.; Wilson, R.M., Geophysical Research Letters, September 16, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18101, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027053)

Troposphere-Thermosphere Tidal Coupling as Measured by the SABER Instrument on TIMED during July-September 2002, Forbes, J.M.; Russell, J.; Miyahara, S.; Zhang, X.; Palo, S.; Mlynczak, M.; Mertens, C.J.; Hagan, M.E., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 16, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A10, A10S06, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011492)

Nightside Thermospheric FUV Emissions due to Energetic Neutral Atom Precipitation during Magnetic Superstorms, Zhang, Y.; Paxton, L.J.; Kozyra, J.U.; Kil, H.; Brandt, P.C., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 16, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09307, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011152)

Radial Diffusion of Geomagnetically Trapped Protons Observed by the Galileo Energetic Particle Detector, Alinejad, N.; Armstrong, T.P., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 16, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09209, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011040)

Magnetosphere Preconditioning under Northward IMF: Evidence from the Study of Coronal Mass Ejection and Corotating Interaction Region Geoeffectiveness, Lavraud, B.; Thomsen, M.F.; Borovsky, J.E.; Denton, M.H.; Pulkkinen, T.I., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 16, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09208, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011566)

Critical Point Theory of Earthquakes: Observation of Correlated and Cooperative Behavior on Earthquake Fault Systems, Chen, C.-C.; Rundle, J.B.; Li, H.-C.; Holliday, J.R.; Turcotte, D.L.; Tiampo, K.F., Geophysical Research Letters, September 16, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 18, L18302, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027323)

Dependence of Neutral Winds on Convection E-Field, Solar EUV, and Auroral Particle Precipitation at High Latitudes , Deng, Y.; Ridley, A.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09306, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011368)

LF/MF Whistler Mode Dispersive Signals Observed with Rocket-Borne Instruments in the Auroral Downward Current Region, Samara, M.; LaBelle, J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09305, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011535)

Cusp Latitude and the Optimal Solar Wind Coupling Function, Newell, P.T.; Sotirelis, T.; Liou, K.; Meng, C.-I.; Rich, F.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09207, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JA011731)

Fast Auroral Snapshot Observations of Perpendicular DC Electric Field Structures in Downward Current Regions: Implications, Hwang, K.-J.; Lynch, K.A.; Carlson, C.W.; Bonnell, J.W.; Peria, W.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09206, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011472)

Fast Auroral Snapshot Observations of Perpendicular DC Electric Field Structures in Downward Auroral Current Regions: Morphology, Hwang, K.J.; Lynch, K.A.; Carlson, C.W.; Bonnell, J.W.; Peria, W.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09205, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011471)

Coupling Effects Throughout the Solar Atmosphere: 2. Model of Energetically Open Circuit, Ryutova, M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09102, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011539)

[CO2] and [CH4] Exchanges between Land Ecosystems and the Atmosphere in Northern High Latitudes over the 21st Century, Zhuang, Q.; Melillo, J.M.; Sarofim, M.C.; Kicklighter, D.W.; McGuire, A.D.; Felzer, B.S.; Sokolov, A.; Prinn, R.G.; Steudler, P.A.; Hu, S., Geophysical Research Letters, September 15, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17403, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026972)

Annual Variations in Sea Surface Height Northeast of the Hawaiian Islands, Chen, S.; Qiu, B., Geophysical Research Letters, September 15, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17612, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027005)

Halogen-Driven Low-Altitude [O3] and Hydrocarbon Losses in Spring at Northern High Latitudes, Zeng, T.; Wang, Y.; Chance, K.; Blake, N.; Blake, D.; Ridley, B., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17313, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006706)

Response of Tropical Global Ocean Temperature to the Sun's Quasi-Decadal UV Radiative Forcing of the Stratosphere, White, W.B., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, September 15, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C9, C09020, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JC002552)

Ionospheric Signatures of a Plasmaspheric Plume over Europe, Yizengaw, E.; Moldwin, M.B.; Galvan, D.A., Geophysical Research Letters, September 14, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17103, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026597)

Observations of Intermediate-Scale Diurnal Waves in the Equatorial Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere, Lieberman, R.S.; Riggin, D.M.; Garcia, R.R.; Wu, Q.; Remsberg, E.E., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 14, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A10, A10S11, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011498)

Summertime Tropospheric Ozone Columns from Aura OMI/MLS Measurements Versus Regional Model Results over the United States, Jing, P.; Cunnold, D.; Choi, Y.; Wang, Y., Geophysical Research Letters, September 14, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17817, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026473)

Ultraviolet Climatology over Argentina, Luccini, E.; Cede, A.; Piacentini, R.; Villanueva, C.; Canziani, P., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 14, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17312, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006580)

Magnetic Reconnection at the Heliospheric Current Sheet and the Formation of Closed Magnetic Field Lines in the Solar Wind, Gosling, J.T.; McComas, D.J.; Skoug, R.M.; Smith, C.W., Geophysical Research Letters, September 13, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17102, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027188)

Vibrational Relaxation of [CO2] (v2) by Atomic Oxygen, Castle, K.J.; Kleissas, K.M.; Rhinehart, J.M.; Hwang, E.S.; Dodd, J.A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 13, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09303, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JA011736)

Toward a South America Land Data Assimilation System: Aspects of Land Surface Model Spin-Up Using the Simplified Simple Biosphere, de Goncalves, L.G.G.; Shuttleworth, W.J.; Burke, E.J.; Houser, P.; Toll, D.L.; Rodell, M.; Arsenault, K., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 13, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17110, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006297)

Floe Formation in Arctic Sea Ice, Hopkins, M.A.; Thorndike, A.S., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, September 13, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C11, C11S23, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003352)

Lagrangian Study of the Panama Bight and Surrounding Regions, Chaigneau, A.; Abarca del Rio, R.; Colas, F., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, September 13, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C9, C09013, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JC003530)

Comparison between the Temperature Measurements by TIMED/SABER and Lidar in the Midlatitude, Xu, J.; She, C.Y.; Yuan, W.; Mertens, C.; Mlynczak, M.; Russell, J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 12, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A10, A10S09, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011439)

Transoceanic Wave Propagation Links Iceberg Calving Margins of Antarctica with Storms in Tropics and Northern Hemisphere, MacAyeal, D.R.; Okal, E.A.; Aster, R.C.; Bassis, J.N.; Brunt, K.M.; Cathles, L.M.; Drucker, R.; Fricker, H.A.; Kim, Y.-J.; Martin, S.; Okal, M.H.; Sergienko, O.V.; Sponsler, M.P.; Thom, J.E., Geophysical Research Letters, September 12, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17502, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027235)

Geographic Variability in the Export of Moist Static Energy and Vertical Motion Profiles in the Tropical Pacific, Back, L.E.; Bretherton, C.S., Geophysical Research Letters, September 9, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17810, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026672)

Sensitivity of Arctic Ozone Loss to Polar Stratospheric Cloud Volume and Chlorine and Bromine Loading in a Chemistry and Transport Model, Douglass, A.R.; Stolarski, R.S.; Strahan, S.E.; Polansky, B.C., Geophysical Research Letters, September 9, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17809, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026492)

Mapping Woody Plant Cover in Desert Grasslands Using Canopy Reflectance Modeling and MISR Data, Chopping, M.J.; Su, L.; Laliberte, A.; Rango, A.; Peters, D.P.C.; Martonchik, J.V., Geophysical Research Letters, September 9, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17402, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027148)

Attribution of Recovery in Lower-Stratospheric Ozone, Yang, E.-S.; Cunnold, D.M.; Salawitch, R.J.; McCormick, M.P.; Russell, J., III; Zawodny, J.M.; Oltmans, S.; Newchurch, M.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 9, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17309, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006371)

Satellite-Based Assessment of Marine Low Cloud Variability Associated with Aerosol, Atmospheric Stability, and the Diurnal Cycle, Matsui, T.; Masunaga, H.; Kreidenweis, S.M.; Pielke, R.A., Sr.; Tao, W.-K.; Chin, M.; Kaufman, Y.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 9, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17204, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006097)

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Observation and Regional Model Study of Precipitation Diurnal Cycle in the New Guinean Region, Zhou, L.; Wang, Y., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 9, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17104, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007243)

SABER Observations of the [OH] Meinel Airglow Variability near the Mesopause, Marsh, D.R.; Smith, A.K.; Mlynczak, M.G.; Russell, J.M., III, Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 9, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A10, A10S05, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011451)

Grad-Shafranov Reconstruction: An Overview, Sonnerup, B.U.O.; Hasegawa, H.; Teh, W.-L.; Hau, L.-N., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 9, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09204, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JA011717)

The HEX Experiment: Determination of the Neutral Wind Field from 120 to 185 km Altitude near a Stable Premidnight Auroral Arc By Triangulating the Drift of Rocket-Deployed Chemical Trails, Wescott, E.M.; Stenbaek-Nielsen, H.; Conde, M.; Larsen, M.; Lummerzheim, D., Journal of Geophysical Research-Space Physics, September 8, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. A9, A09302, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JA011002)

Evaluation of New GRACE Time-Variable Gravity Data over the Ocean, Chambers, D.P., Geophysical Research Letters, September 8, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17603, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027296)

Formaldehyde Distribution over North America: Implications for Satellite Retrievals of Formaldehyde Columns and Isoprene Emission, Millet, D.B.; Jacob, D.J.; Turquety, S.; Hudman, R.C.; Wu, S.; Fried, A.; Walega, J.; Heikes, B.G.; Blake, D.R.; Singh, H.B.; Anderson, B.E.; Clarke, A.D., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 8, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D24, D24S02, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006853)

Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE) II And III Aerosol Extinction Measurements in the Arctic Middle and Upper Troposphere, Treffeisen, R.E.; Thomason, L.W.; Str�m, J.; Herber, A.B.; Burton, S.P.; Yamanouchi, T., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 8, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17203, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006271)

Impact of Including the Plume Rise of Vegetation Fires in Numerical Simulations of Associated Atmospheric Pollutants, Freitas, S.R.; Longo, K.M.; Andreae, M.O., Geophysical Research Letters, September 8, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17808, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026608)

Depletion of Perennial Sea Ice in the East Arctic Ocean, Nghiem, S.V.; Chao, Y.; Neumann, G.; Li, P.; Perovich, D.K.; Street, T.; Clemente-Col�n, P., Geophysical Research Letters, September 7, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17501, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027198)

Effects of Cirrus near the Tropopause on Anvil Cirrus Dynamics, Garrett, T.J.; Zulauf, M.A.; Krueger, S.K., Geophysical Research Letters, September 6, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17804, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027071)

Patterns as Indicators of Productivity Enhancement by Facilitation and Competition in Dryland Vegetation, D'Odorico, P.; Laio, F.; Ridolfi, L., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, September 6, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. G3, G03010, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JG000176)

Long-Term Forecast of Oceanic Conditions off California and Their Biological Implications, Auad, G.; Miller, A.; Di Lorenzo, E., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, September 6, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C9, C09008, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003219)

Seasonal and Interannual Global Surface Mass Variations from Multisatellite Geodetic Data, Wu, X.; Heflin, M.B.; Ivins, E.R.; Fukumori, I., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, September 6, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. B9, B09401, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JB004100)

Space Weather Drivers in the ACE Era, Vogt, M.F.; Cohen, C.M.S.; Puhl-Quinn, P.; Jordanova, V.K.; Smith, C.W.; Skoug, R.M., Space Weather, September 6, 2006 (Vol. 4, No. 9, S09001, Paper No. 10.1029/2005SW000155)

Satellite Measurements of Chlorophyll Distribution during Spring 2005 in the California Current, Thomas, A.C.; Brickley, P., Geophysical Research Letters, September 2, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 22, L22S05, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026588)

Impact of Different Initial Soil Moisture Fields on Eta Model Weather Forecasts for South America, de Goncalves, L.G.G.; Shuttleworth, W.J.; Chou, S.C.; Xue, Y.; Houser, P.R.; Toll, D.L.; Marengo, J.; Rodell, M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 2, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17102, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006309)

Spatial Modelling of Evapotranspiration in the Luquillo Experimental Forest of Puerto Rico Using Remotely-Sensed Data, Wu, W.; Hall, C.A.S.; Scatena, F.N., Quackenbush, L.J., Journal of Hydrology, September 2006 (Vol. 328, No. 3-4, 733-752)

Aerosol Variability over Thessaloniki Using Ground Based Remote Sensing Observations and the TOMS Aerosol Index, Koukouli, M.E.; Balis, D.S.; Amiridis, V.; Kazadzis, S.; Bais, A.; Nickovic, S.; Torres, O., Atmospheric Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 40, No. 28, 5367-5378)

Quality Improvement of Loblolly Pine ( Pinus Taeda ) Plantation Inventory GIS Using Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (STRM) and the National Elevation Dataset (NED), Heo, J.; Kim, J.W.; Pattnaik, S.; Sohn, H.-G., Forest Ecology and Management, September 2006 (Vol. 233, No. 1, 61-68)

Biomass, Harvestable Area, and Forest Structure Estimated from Commercial Timber Inventories and Remotely Sensed Imagery in Southern Amazonia, Feldpausch, T.R.; McDonald, A.J.; Passos, C.A.M.; Lehmann, J.; Riha, S.J., Forest Ecology and Management, September 2006 (Vol. 233, No. 1, 121-132)

Airborne Lidar Sensing of Massive Stony Coral Colonies on Patch Reefs in the Northern Florida Reef Tract, Brock, J.C.; Wright, C.W.; Kuffner, I.B.; Hernandez, R.; Thompson, P., Remote Sensing of Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 104, No. 1, 31-42)

Distribution of Hydrothermally Altered Rocks in the Reko Diq, Pakistan Mineralized Area Based on Spectral Analysis of ASTER Data, Rowan, L.C.; Schmidt, R.G.; Mars, J.C., Remote Sensing of Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 104, No. 1, 74-87)

Monitoring Spring Canopy Phenology of a Deciduous Broadleaf Forest Using MODIS, Ahl, D.E.; Gower, S.T.; Burrows, S.N.; Shabanov, N.V.; Myneni, R.B., Knyazikhin, Y., Remote Sensing of Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 104, No. 1, 88-95)

Determination of Spring Onset and Growing Season Leaf Development Using Satellite Measurements, Min, Q.; Lin, B., Remote Sensing of Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 104, No. 1, 96-102)

Evaluation of the SeaWinds Scatterometer for Regional Monitoring of Vegetation Phenology, Frolking, S.; Milliman, T.; McDonald, K.; Kimball, J.; Zhao, M.; Fahnestock, M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 1, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17302, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006588)

Signature of an Overturning Gravity Wave in the Mesospheric Sodium Layer: Comparison of a Nonlinear Photochemical-Dynamical Model and Lidar Observations, Xu, J.; Smith, A.K.; Collins, R.L.; She, C.-Y., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 1, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17301, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006749)

Estimate of Satellite-Derived Cloud Optical Thickness and Effective Radius Errors and Their Effect on Computed Domain-Averaged Irradiances, Kato, S.; Hinkelman, L.M.; Cheng, A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, September 1, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. D17, D17201, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD006668)

Role of Anomalous Warm Gulf Waters in the Intensification of Hurricane Katrina, Kafatos, M.; Sun, D.; Gautam, R.; Boybeyi, Z.; Yang, R.; Cervone, G., Geophysical Research Letters, September 1, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17802, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026623)

Measurements of the Vapor Pressure of Cubic Ice and Their Implications for Atmospheric Ice Clouds, Shilling, J.E.; Tolbert, M.A.; Toon, O.B.; Jensen, E.J.; Murray, B.J.; Bertram, A.K., Geophysical Research Letters, September 1, 2006 (Vol. 33, No. 17, L17801, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL026671)

Satellite Estimation of Marine Particulate Organic Carbon in Waters Dominated by Different Phytoplankton Taxa, Pabi, S.; Arrigo, K.R., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, September 1, 2006 (Vol. 111, No. C9, C09003, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003137)

Wave Acceleration of the Fast Solar Wind, Ofman, L., Advances in Space Research, September 2006 (Vol. 38, No. 1, 64-74)

Interannual Variations of the Mass Balance of the Antarctica and Greenland Ice Sheets from GRACE, Ramillien, G.; Lombard, A.; Cazenave, A.; Ivins, E.R.; Lubes, M.; Remy, F.; Biancale, R., Global and Planetary Change, September 2006 (Vol. 53, No. 3, 198-208)

Improved Retrievals of Cloud Boundaries from MODIS for Use in Air Quality Modeling, Hutchison, K.D.; Pekker, T.; Smith, S., Atmospheric Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 40, No. 30, 5798-5806)

Satellite Remote Sensing of Particulate Matter and Air Quality Assessment over Global Cities, Gupta, P.; Christopher, S.A.; Wang, J.; Gehrig, R.; Lee, Y.; Kumar, N., Atmospheric Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 40, No. 30, 5880-5892)

A Multi-Scale Approach to Urban Thermal Analysis, Gluch, R.; Quattrochi, D.A.; Luvall, J.C., Remote Sensing of Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 104, No. 2, 123-132)

Spectral Mixture Analysis of ASTER Images for Examining the Relationship between Urban Thermal Features and Biophysical Descriptors in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, Lu, D.; Weng, Q., Remote Sensing of Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 104, No. 2, 157-167)

Comparative Analysis of Urban Reflectance and Surface Temperature, Small, C., Remote Sensing of Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 104, No. 2, 168-189)

Linking Satellite Images and Hand-Held Infrared Thermography to Observed Neighborhood Climate Conditions, Hartz, D.A.; Prashad, L.; Hedquist, B.C.; Golden, J.; Brazel, A.J., Remote Sensing of Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 104, No. 2, 190-200)

Validation of Satellite Observed Thermal Emission with In-Situ Measurements over an Urban Surface, Rigo, G.; Parlow, E.; Oesch, D., Remote Sensing of Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 104, No. 2, 201-210)

Assessment of Multi-Resolution and Multi-Sensor Data for Urban Surface Temperature Retrieval, Pu, R.; Gong, P.; Michishita, R.; Sasagawa, T., Remote Sensing of Environment, September 2006 (Vol. 104, No. 2, 211-225)

Offshore Radiation Observations for Climate Research at the CERES Ocean Validation Experiment: A New �Laboratory� for Retrieval Algorithm Testing, Rutledge, C.K.; Schuster, G.L.; Charlock, T.P.; Denn, F.M.; Smith Jr., W.L.; Fabbri, B.E.; Madigan Jr., J.J.; Knapp, R.J., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, September 2006 (Vol. 87, No. 9, 1211-1222)

Horizontal Convective Rolls in Cold Air over Water: Buoyancy Characteristics of Coherent Plumes Detected by an Airborne Radar, Yang, Q.; Geerts, B., Monthly Weather Review, September 2006 (Vol. 134, No. 9, 2373-2396)

Simultaneous Determination of Aerosol and Thin Cirrus Optical Depths over Oceans from MODIS Data: Some Case Studies, Roskovensky, J.K.; Liou, K.N., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, September 2006 (Vol. 63, No. 9, 2307-2323)

Intercomparison of Arctic Regional Climate Models: Modeling Clouds and Radiation for SHEBA in May 1998, Inoue, J.; Liu, J.; Pinto, J.O.; Curry, J.A., Journal of Climate, September 2006 (Vol. 19, No. 17, 4167-4178)

Changes in Spread and Predictability Associated with ENSO in an Ensemble Coupled GCM, Wu, R.; Kirtman, B.P., Journal of Climate, September 2006 (Vol. 19, No. 17, 4378-4396)

Tropical Indian Ocean Variability in the IPCC Twentieth-Century Climate Simulations, Saji, N.H.; Xie, S.-P.; Yamagata, T., Journal of Climate, September 2006 (Vol. 19, No. 17, 4397-4417)

Decadal Variability in the Large-Scale Sea Surface Height Field of the South Pacific Ocean: Observations and Causes, Qiu, B.; Chen, S., Journal of Physical Oceanography, September 2006 (Vol. 36, No. 9, 1751-1762)

Low-Frequency Variations of Surface Temperature in Observations and Simulations, DelSole, T., Journal of Climate, September 2006 (Vol. 19, No. 18, 4487-4507)

The Interaction of Clouds and Dry Air in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, Zuidema, P.; Mapes, B.; Lin, J.; Fairall, C.; Wick, G., Journal of Climate, September 2006 (Vol. 19, No. 18, 4531-4544)

Precipitation Characteristics in Eighteen Coupled Climate Models, Dai, A., Journal of Climate, September 2006 (Vol. 19, No. 18, 4605-4630)

Precipitation Characteristics in Eighteen Coupled Climate Models, Dai, A., Journal of Climate, September 2006 (Vol. 19, No. 18, 4605-4630)

Improving SST Anomaly Simulations in a Layer Ocean Model with an Embedded Entrainment Temperature Submodel, Zhang, R.-H.; Busalacchi, A.J.; Murtugudde, R.G., Journal of Climate, September 2006 (Vol. 19, No. 18, 4638-4663)

Atmospheric Teleconnection over Eurasia Induced by Aerosol Radiative Forcing during Boreal Spring, Kim, M.-K.; Lau, W.K.M.; Chin, M.; Kim, K.-M.; Sud, Y.C.; Walker, G.K., Journal of Climate, September 2006 (Vol. 19, No. 18, 4700-4718)

Improvement in Determination of Ice Water Content from Two-Dimensional Particle Imagery. Part I: Image-to-Mass Relationships, Baker, B.; Lawson, R.P., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, September 2006 (Vol. 45, No. 9, 1282-1290)

Improvement in Determination of Ice Water Content from Two-Dimensional Particle Imagery. Part II: Applications to Collected Data, Lawson, R.P., Baker, B.A., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, September 2006 (Vol. 45, No. 9, 1291-1303)

Numerical Simulations of the Wake of Kauai, Lane, T.P.; Sharman, R.D.; Frehlich, R.G.; Brown, J.M., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, September 2006 (Vol. 45, No. 9, 1313-1331)

Observations and Modeling of Heavy Particle Deposition in a Windbreak Flow, Bouvet, T.; Wilson, J.D.; Tuzet, A., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, September 2006 (Vol. 45, No. 9, 1332-1349)

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