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

Decadal Variations in the California Current Upwelling Cells, Chhak, K.; Di Lorenzo, E., Geophysical Research Letters, July 21, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 14, L14604, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030203)

Aerosol Scattering as a Function of Altitude in a Coastal Environment, Marshall, J.; Lohmann, U.; Leaitch, W. R.; Lehr, P.; Hayden, K., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 21, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D14, D14203, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007793)

Interannual Variation in Biogenic Emissions on a Regional Scale, Gulden, L. E.; Yang, Z.-L.; Niu, G.-Y., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 21, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D14, D14103, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008231)

Local and Remote Contributions to Arctic Warming, Shindell, D., Geophysical Research Letters, July 20, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 14, L14704, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030221)

From Miami to Madison: Investigating the Relationship Between Climate and Terrestrial Net Primary Production, Zaks, D. P. M.; Ramankutty, N.; Barford, C. C.; Foley, J. A., Global Biogeochemical Cycles, July 20, 2007 (Vol. 21, No. 3, GB3004, doi: 10.1029/2006GB002705)

Regulation of H2O and CO in Tropical Tropopause Layer by the Madden-Julian Oscillation, Wong, S.; Dessler, A. E., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 20, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D14, D14305, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007940)

Catastrophic Flooding Origin of Shelf Valley Systems in the English Channel, Gupta, S; Collier, J. S.; Palmer-Felgate, A.; Potter, G., Nature, July 19, 2007 (Vol. 448, 342 - 345, doi:10.1038/nature06018)

Coincident Occurrences of Tropical Individual Cirrus Clouds and Deep Convective Systems Derived from TRMM Observations, Lin, B.; Xu, K.-M.; Minnis, P.; Wielicki, B. A.; Hu, Y.; Chambers, L.; Fan, T.-F.; Sun, W., Geophysical Research Letters, July 19, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 14, L14603, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030430)

O(1S), OH, and O2(b) Airglow Layer Perturbations due to AGWs and their Implied Effects on the Atmosphere, Vargas, F.; Swenson, G.; Liu, A.; Gobbi, D., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 19, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D14, D14102, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007642)

One-Dimensional Variational Retrieval of Aerosol Extinction Coefficient From Synthetic LIDAR and Radiometric Measurements , Huneeus, N.; Boucher, O., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 19, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D14, D14303, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007625)

A Comparison of CMAQ-Based Aerosol Properties with IMPROVE, MODIS, and AERONET Data, Roy, B.; Mathur, R.; Gilliland, A. B.; Howard, S. C., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 19, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D14, D14301, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008085)

A Comparison of CMAQ-Based Aerosol Properties with IMPROVE, MODIS, and AERONET Data, Roy, B.; Mathur, R.; Gilliland, A. B.; Howard, S. C., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 19, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D14, D14301, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008085)

Middle atmospheric O3, CO, N2O, HNO3, and Temperature Profiles During the Warm Arctic Winter 2001�2002, Muscari, G.; di Sarra, A. G.; de Zafra, R. L.; Lucci, F.; Baordo, F.; Angelini, F.; Fiocco, G., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 19, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D14, D14304, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007849)

Regional and Global Trends in Sulfate Aerosol Since the 1980s, Manktelow, P. T.; Mann, G. W.; Carslaw, K. S.; Spracklen, D. V.; Chipperfield, M. P., Geophysical Research Letters, July 18, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 14, L14803, doi: 10.1029/2006GL028668)

Causes of the Northern High-Latitude Land Surface Winter Climate Change, Liu, J.; Curry, J. A.; Dai, Y.; Horton, R., Geophysical Research Letters, July 18, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 14, L14702, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030196)

Impact of the Global Warming on the Fluvial Thermal Erosion Over the Lena River in Central Siberia, Costard, F.; Gautier, E.; Brunstein, D.; Hammadi, J.; Fedorov, A.; Yang, D.; Dupeyrat, L., Geophysical Research Letters, July 18, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 14, L14501, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030212)

Comparison of Seasonal Terrestrial Water Storage Variations from GRACE with Groundwater-Level Measurements from the High Plains Aquifer (USA), Strassberg, G.; Scanlon, B. R.; Rodell, M., Geophysical Research Letters, July 18, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 14, L14402, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030139)

Global Observation of Traveling Atmospheric Disturbances (TADs) in the Thermosphere, Bruinsma, S. L.; Forbes, J. M., Geophysical Research Letters, July 18, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 14, L14103, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030243)

Near-Coastal Satellite Altimetry: Sea Surface Height Variability in the North Sea-Baltic Sea Area, Madsen, K. S.; H�yer, J. L.; Tscherning, C. C., Geophysical Research Letters, July 17, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 14, L14601, doi: 10.1029/2007GL029965)

L-Band Microwave observations Over Land Surface Using a Two-Dimensional Synthetic Aperture Radiometer, Ryu, D.; Jackson, T. J.; Bindlish, R.; Le Vine, D. M., Geophysical Research Letters, July 17, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 14, L14401, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030098)

Evaluation of Ocean Models Using Observed and Simulated Drifter Trajectories: Impact of Sea Surface Height on Synthetic Profiles for Data Assimilation, Barron, C. N.; Smedstad, L. F.; Dastugue, J. M.; Smedstad, O. M., Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, July 17, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C7, C07019, doi: 10.1029/2006JC003982)

Chemical Destruction of CH3I, C2H5I, 1-C3H7I, and 2-C3H7I in Saltwater, Jones, C. E.; Carpenter, L.J., Geophysical Research Letters, July 14, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 13, L13804, doi: 10.1029/2007GL029775)

Importance of Small Ice Crystals to Cirrus Properties: Observations from the Tropical Warm Pool International Cloud Experiment (TWP-ICE), McFarquhar, G. M.; Um, J.; Freer, M.; Baumgardner, D.; Kok, G. L.; Mace, G., Geophysical Research Letters, July 14, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 13, L13803, doi: 10.1029/2007GL029865)

Phytoplankton Scales of Variability in the California Current System: 2. Latitudinal Variability, Henson, Stephanie A.; Thomas, Andrew C., Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, July 14, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C7, C07018, doi: 10.1029/2006JC004040

Phytoplankton Scales of Variability in the California Current System: 1. Interannual and Cross-Shelf Variability, Henson, Stephanie A.; Thomas, Andrew C., Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, July 14, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C7, C07017, doi: 10.1029/2006JC004039

Upper Ocean Response of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System to Hurricane Mitch and Coastal Freshwater Inputs: A study Using Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) Ocean Color Data and a Nested-Grid Ocean Circulation Model, Sheng, J.; Wang, L.; Andr�fou�t, S.; Hu, C.; Hatcher, B. G.; Muller-Karger, F. E.; Kjerfve, B.; Heyman, W. D.; Yang, B., Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, July 14, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C7, C07016, doi: 10.1029/2006JC003900)

Detection of Hot Event in the Equatorial Indo-Pacific Warm Pool Using Advanced Satellite Sea-Surface Temperature, Solar Radiation, and Wind Speed, Qin, H.; Kawamura, H.; Kawai, Y., Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, July 14, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C7, C07015, doi: 10.1029/2006JC003969)

How Much More Rain Will Global Warming Bring?, Wentz, F. J.; Ricciardulli, L.; Hilburn, K.; Mears, C., Science, July 13, 2007 (Vol. 317, No. 5835, doi: 10.1126/science.1140746)

Impact of Altimetry Data on ENSO Ensemble Initializations and Predictions, Zheng, F.; Zhu, J.; Zhang, R.-H., Geophysical Research Letters, July 13, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 13, L13611, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030451)

Analysis of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Time-Variable Mass Redistribution Signals Over North America by Means of Principal Component Analysis, Rangelova, E.; van der Wal, W.; Braun, A.; Sideris, M. G.; Wu, P., Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, July 13, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. F3, F03002, doi: 10.1029/2006JF000615)

Global Aerosol Optical Properties and Application to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Aerosol Retrieval Over Land, Levy, R. C.; Remer, L. A.; Dubovik, O., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 13, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13210, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007815)

Second-Generation Operational Algorithm: Retrieval of Aerosol Properties Over Land from Inversion of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Spectral Reflectance, Levy, Robert C.; Remer, Lorraine A.; Mattoo, Shana; Vermote, Eric F.; Kaufman, Yoram J., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 13, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13211, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007811)

Correcting First-Order Errors in Snow Water Equivalent Estimates Using a Multifrequency, Multiscale Radiometric Data Assimilation Scheme, Barth, M.; Durand, M.; Margulis, S. A., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 13, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13121, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008067)

Glaciers Dominate Eustatic Sea-Level Rise in the 21st Century, Meier, M. F.; Dyurgerov, M. B.; Rick, U. K.; O'Neel, S.; Pfeffer, W. T.; Anderson, R. S.; Anderson, S. P.; Glazovsky, A. F., Science Express, July 13, 2007 (doi: 10.1126/science.1140746)

A New Dynamical Mechanism for Major Climate Shifts, Tsonis, A. A.; Swanson, K.; Kravtsov, S., Geophysical Research Letters, July 12, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 13, L13705, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030288)

Anti-Cyclonic Eddies Northwest of Luzon in Summer-Fall Observed by Satellite Altimeters, Yuan, D.; Han, W.; Hu, D., Geophysical Research Letters, July 12, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 13, L13610, doi: 10.1029/2007GL029401)

Wind Induced Oscillator Dynamics in the Black Sea Revealed by Lagrangian Drifters, Ivanov, L. M.; Melnichenko, O. V.; Collins, C. A.; Eremeev, V. N.; Motyzhev, S. V., Geophysical Research Letters, July 12, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 13, L13609, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030263)

Ocean Color Observations and Modeling for an Optically Complex Site: Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA, Kostadinov, T. S.; Siegel, D. A.; Maritorena, S.; Guillocheau, N., Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, July 12, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C7, C07011, doi: 10.1029/2006JC003526)

Simulations of the Redistribution of Formaldehyde, Formic Acid, and Peroxides in the 10 July 1996 Stratospheric-Tropospheric Experiment: Radiation, Aerosols, and Ozone Deep Convection Storm, Barth, M. C.; Kim, S.-W.; Skamarock, W. C.; Stuart, A. L.; Pickering, K. E.; Ott, L. E., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 12, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13310, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008046)

On the Spatiotemporal Behavior of Sea Ice Concentration Anomalies in the Northern Hemisphere, Lukovich, J. V.; Barber, D. G., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 12, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13117, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007836)

On the Direct and Semidirect Effects of Saharan Dust Over Europe: A Modeling Study, Helmert, J.; Heinold, B.; Tegen, I.; Hellmuth, O.; Wendisch, M., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 12, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13208, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007444)

Influence of Lithosphere Viscosity Structure on Estimates of Fault Slip Rate in the Mojave Region of the San Andreas Fault System, Johnson, K. M.; Hilley, G. E.; B�rgmann, R., Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, July 12, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. B7, B07408, doi: 10.1029/2006JB004842)

Radiosonde Humidity Corrections and Potential Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Moisture Accuracy, McMillin, L. M.; Zhao, J.; Rama Varma Raja, M. K.; Gutman, S. I.; Yoe, J. G., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 11, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13S90, doi: 10.1029/2005JD006109)

Topographic, Meteorologic, and Canopy Controls on the Scaling Characteristics of the Spatial Distribution of Snow Depth Fields, Trujillo, E.; Ram�rez, J. A.; Elder, K. J., Water Resources Research, July 11, 2007 (Vol. 43, No. D7, W07409, doi: 10.1029/2006WR005317)

Validation of Ozone Profiles Retrieved from Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III Limb Scatter Measurements, Rault, Didier F.; Taha, Ghassan, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 11, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13309, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007679)

Carbon Cycling in Large Lakes of the World: A Synthesis of Production, Burial, and Lake-Atmosphere Exchange Estimates, Oppo, D. W.; Schmidt, G. A.; LeGrande, A. N., Global Biogeochemical Cycles, July 10, 2007 (Vol. 21, No. 3, GB3002, doi: 10.1029/2006GB002881)

Persistent Scatterer Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar for Crustal Deformation Analysis, with Application to Volc�n Alcedo, Gal�pagos, Hooper, A.; Segall, P.; Zebker, H., Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, July 10, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. B7, B07407, doi: 10.1029/2006JB004763)

Ubiquity and Dominance of Oxygenated Species in Organic Aerosols in Anthropogenically-Influenced Northern Hemisphere Midlatitudes, Zhang, Q.; Jimenez, J. L.; Canagaratna, M. R.; Allan, J. D.; Coe, H.; Ulbrich, I.; Alfarra, M. R.; Takami, A.; Middlebrook, A. M.; Sun, Y. L.; Dzepina, K.; Dunlea, E.; Docherty, K.; DeCarlo, P. F.; Salcedo, D.; Onasch, T.; Jayne, J. T.; Miyoshi, T.; Shimono, A.; Hatakeyama, S.; Takegawa, N.; Kondo, Y.; Schneider, J.; Drewnick, F.; Borrmann, S.; Weimer, S.; Demerjian, K.; Williams, P.; Bower, K.; Bahreini, R.; Cottrell, L.; Griffin, R. J.; Rautiainen, J.; Sun, J. Y.; Zhang, Y. M.; Worsnop, D. R., Q., Geophysical Research Letters, July 7, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 13, L13801, doi: 10.1029/2007GL029979)

Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in a Climate Model, Shin, D. W.; Cocke, S.; LaRow, T. E., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 7, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13109, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008333)

Scale Analysis of Airborne Flux Measurements Over Heterogeneous Terrain in a Boreal Ecosystem, Mauder, M.; Desjardins, R. L.; MacPherson, I., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 7, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13112, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008133)

Total Flash Density and the Intracloud/Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Ratio Over the Iberian Peninsula, Soriano, L. R.; de Pablo, F., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 7, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13114, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007624)

Estimating Biases and Error Variances Through the Comparison of Coincident Satellite Measurements, Toohey, M.; Strong, K., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 7, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13306, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008192)

A Model Investigation of Internal Variability in the Angola Benguela Frontal Zone, Colberg, Frank; Reason, Chris J. C., Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, July 7, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C7, C07008, doi: 10.1029/2006JC003920)

Ocean Mass Variations from GRACE and Tsunami Gauges, Munekane, H., Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, July 7, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. B7, B07403, doi: 10.1029/2006JB004618)

Nuclear Winter Revisited with a Modern Climate Model and Current Nuclear Arsenals: Still Catastrophic Consequences, Robock, A.; Oman, L.; Stenchikov, G. L., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 6, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13107, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008235)

Incorporating Water Table Dynamics in Climate Modeling: 2. Formulation, Validation, and Soil Moisture Simulation, Miguez-Macho, G.; Fan, Y.; Weaver, C. P.; Walko, R. B., Alan, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 6, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13108, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008112)

Airborne Dust Transport to the Eastern Pacific Ocean off Southern California: Evidence from San Clemente Island, Muhs, D. R.; Budahn, J.; Reheis, M.; Beann, J.; Skipp, G.; Fisher, E., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 6, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13203, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007577)

3-D Aerosol-Cloud Radiative Interaction Observed in Collocated MODIS and ASTER Images of Cumulus Cloud Fields, Wen, G.; Marshak, A.; Cahalan, R. F.; Remer, L. A.; Kleidman, R. G., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 6, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13204, doi: 10.1029/2006JD008267)

Upper Ocean T-S Variations in the Greenland Sea and Their Association to Climatic Conditions, Wen, G.; Marshak, A.; Cahalan, R. F.; Remer, L. A.; Kleidman, R. G., Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, July 4, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C7, C07004, doi: 10.1029/2006JC003498)

GRACE Detects Coseismic and Postseismic Deformation from the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake, Chen, J. L.; Wilson, C. R.; Tapley, B. D.; Grand, S., Geophysical Research Letters, July 4, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 13, L13302, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030356)

Decadal Changes of ENSO Persistence Barrier in SST and Ocean Heat Content Indices: 1958-2001, Yu, J.-Y.; Kao, H.-Y., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 4, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D13, D13106, doi: 10.1029/2006JD007654)

Seawater Isotope Constraints on Tropical Hydrology During the Holocene, Oppo, D. W.; Schmidt, G. A.; LeGrande, A. N., Geophysical Research Letters, July 3, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 13, L13701, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030017)

Influence of Inhomogeneous Cloud Fields on Optical Properties Retrieved from Satellite Observations, Dim, J. R.; Takamura, T.; Okada, I.; Nakajima, T. Y.; Takenaka, H., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, July 3, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 13, L13701, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030017)

An Empirical Relationship Between PM2.5 and Aerosol Optical Depth in Delhi Metropolitan, Kumar, N.; Chu, A.; Foster, A., Atmospheric Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 41, No. 21, 4492-4503)

Impact of Pixel Size on Mapping Surface Water in Subsolar Imagery, Vanderbilt, V.C.; Khanna, S.; Ustin, S.L., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 1, 1-9)

Application of the SBAS-Dinsar Technique to Fault Creep: A Case Study of the Hayward Fault, California, Lanari, R.; Casu, F.; Manzo, M.; Lundgren, P., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 1, 20-28)

Comparison and Validation of MODIS and VEGETATION Global LAI Products Over Four BigFoot Sites in North America, Pisek, J.; Chen, J.M., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 1, 81-94)

Estimating the Area of Stubble Burning from the Number of Active Fires Detected by Satellite, Smith, R.; Adams, M.; Maier, S.; Craig, R.; Kristina, A.; Maling, I., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 1, 95-106)

On the Consistency in Variations of the South China Sea Warm Pool as Revealed by Three Sea Surface Temperature Datasets, Li, N.; Shang, S.P.; Shang, S.L.; Zhang, C.Y., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 1, 118-125)

Understanding Variation in Trophic Status of Lakes on the Boreal Plain: A 20 Year Retrospective Using Landsat TM Imagery, Sass, G.Z.; Creed, I.F.; Bayley, S.E.; Devito, K.J., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 2, 127-141)

Forest Canopy Recovery from the 1938 Hurricane and Subsequent Salvage Damage Measured With Airborne Lidar, Weishampel, J.F.; Drake, J.B.; Cooper, A.; Blair, J.B.; Hofton, M., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 2, 142-153)

Development of Angle Indexes for Soil Moisture Estimation, Dry Matter Detection and Land-Cover Discrimination, Khanna, S.; Palacios-Orueta, A.; Whiting, M.L.; Ustin, S.L.; Ria�o, D.; Litago, J., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 2, 154-165)

Monitoring Turbidity in Tampa Bay Using MODIS/Aqua 250-M Imagery, Chen, Z.; Hu, C.; Muller-Karger, F., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 2, 207-220)

Remote Sensing of Water Clarity in Tampa Bay, Chen, Z.; Muller-Karger, F.E.; Hu, C., Remote Sensing of Environment, July 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 2, 249-259)

Multisource Analysis of Hurricane Vince, Tapiador, F.; Gaertner, M.; Romera, R.; Castro, M., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, July 2007 (Vol. 88, No. 7, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-88-7-1027)

Aerosol Properties and Processes: A Path from Field and Laboratory Measurements to Global Climate Models, Ghan, S.; Schwartz, S., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, July 2007 (Vol. 88, No. 7, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-88-7-1059)

An Introduction to the EUMETSAT Polar System, Klaes, K. D.; Cohen, M.; Buhler, Y.; Schl�ssel, P.; Munro, R.; Luntama, J.-P.; Engeln, A.; Cl�righ, E. �.; Bonekamp, H.; Ackermann, J.; Schmetz, J., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, July 2007 (Vol. 88, No. 7, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-88-7-1085)

The Tension Between Fire Risk and Carbon Storage: Evaluating U.S. Carbon and Fire Management Strategies through Ecosystem Models, Girod, C. M.; Hurtt, G.C., Earth Interactions, July 2007 (Vol. 11, No. 2)

Recent Climate-Driven Increases in Vegetation Productivity for the Western Arctic: Evidence of an Acceleration of the Northern Terrestrial Carbon Cycle, Kimball, J. S.; Zhao, M.; McGuire, A. D.; Heinsch, F. A.; Clein, J.; Calef, M.; Jolly, W. M.; Kang, S.; Euskirchen, S. E.; McDonald, K. C.; Running, S. W., Earth Interactions, July 2007 (Vol. 11, No. 4)

Plant Species Distributions under Present Conditions and Forecasted for Warmer Climates in an Arid Mountain Range, Van de Ven, C. M.; Weiss, S. B.; Ernst, W. G., Earth Interactions, July 2007 (Vol. 11, No. 9)

Mechanisms for the Interannual Variability in the Tropical Indian Ocean. Part I: The Role of Remote Forcing from the Tropical Pacific, Huang, B; Shukla, J, Journal of Climate, July 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 13, doi: 10.1175/JCLI4169.1)

Termination of Indian Ocean Dipole Events in a Coupled General Circulation Model, Rao, S. A.; Masson, S.; Luo, J.-J.; Behera, S. K.; Yamagata, T., Journal of Climate, July 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 13, doi: 10.1175/JCLI4164.1)

Intraseasonal Variability of Equatorial Indian Ocean Zonal Currents, Sengupta, D.; Senan, R.; Goswami, B. N.; Vialard, J., Journal of Climate, July 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 13, doi: 10.1175/JCLI4166.1)

Indo-Pacific Sea Surface Temperature Perturbations Associated with Intraseasonal Oscillations of Tropical Convection, Duvel, J. P.; Vialard, J., Journal of Climate, July 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 13, doi: 10.1175/JCLI4144.1)

Annual, Seasonal, and Interannual Variability of Air�Sea Heat Fluxes in the Indian Ocean, Yu, L.; Jin, X.; Weller, R. A., Journal of Climate, July 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 13, doi: 10.1175/JCLI4163.1)

An Observing System Simulation Experiment for an Optimal Moored Instrument Array in the Tropical Indian Ocean, Ballabrera-Poy, J.; Hackert, E.; Murtugudde, R.; Busalacchi, A. J., Journal of Climate, July 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 13, doi: 10.1175/JCLI4149.1)

An Observing System Simulation Experiment for the Indian Ocean , Vecchi, Y. A.; Harrison, M. J., Journal of Climate, July 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 13, doi: 10.1175/JCLI4147.1)

Seasonal-to-Interannual Forecasting of Tropical Indian Ocean Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies: Potential Predictability and Barriers, Wajsowicz, R. C., Journal of Climate, July 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 13, doi: 10.1175/JCLI4162.1)

The �Triple Point� on 24 May 2002 during IHOP. Part II: Ground-Radar and In Situ Boundary Layer Analysis of Cumulus Development and Convection Initiation, Ziegler, C. L.; Rasmussen, E. N.; Buban, M. S.; Richardson, Y. P.; Miller, L. J.; Rabin, R. M., Monthly Weather Review, July 2007 (Vol. 135, No. 7, doi: 10.1175/MWR3411.1)

Estimation of Predictability with a Newly Derived Index to Quantify Similarity among Ensemble Members, Yamada, T.J.; Koster, R.D.; Kanae, S; Oki, T., Monthly Weather Review, July 2007 (Vol. 135, No. 7, doi: 10.1175/MWR3418.1)

Mesoscale Moisture Initialization for Monsoon and Hurricane Forecasts, Krishnamurti, T.N.; Pattnaik, S.; and Bhaskar Rao, D. V., Monthly Weather Review, July 2007 (Vol. 135, No. 7, doi: 10.1175/MWR3417.1)

Evaluation of MM5 Optically Thin Clouds over Europe in Fall Using ICESat Lidar Spaceborne Observations, Chepfer, H.; Chiriaco, M.; Vautard, R.; Spinhirne, J., Monthly Weather Review, July 2007 (Vol. 135, No. 7, doi: 10.1175/MWR3413.1)

Microphysical and Radiative Effects of Ice Clouds on Tropical Equilibrium States: A Two-Dimensional Cloud-Resolving Modeling Study, Ping, F.; Luo, Z.; Li, X., Monthly Weather Review, July 2007 (Vol. 135, No. 7, doi: 10.1175/MWR3419.1)

Winter Lightning and North Atlantic Oscillation, de Pablo, F.; Soriano, L. R., Monthly Weather Review, July 2007 (Vol. 135, No. 7, doi: 10.1175/MWR3429.1)

Seasonal Characteristics of Spectral Aerosol Optical Properties at a Sub-Saharan Site, Nwofor, O.K.; Chineke, T. C.; Pinker, R. T., Atmospheric Research, July 2007 (Vol. 85, No. 1, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.11.002)

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