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Meteorological Bias in Satellite Estimates of Aerosol-Cloud Relationships, Mauger, G. S.; Norris, J. R., Geophysical Research Letters, August 31, 2007 (Vol. 34, L16824, doi:10.1029/2007GL029952)

Northern Hemisphere Winter Climate Variability: Response to North American Snow Cover Anomalies and Orography, Sobolowski, S.; Gong, G.; Ting, M., Geophysical Research Letters, August 31, 2007 (Vol. 34, L16825, doi:10.1029/2007GL030573)

Dust plumes Over the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans: Climatology and Radiative Impact, Zhu, A.; Ramanathan, V.; Li, F.; Kim, D., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 31, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16208, doi:10.1029/2007JD008427)

Transport Above the Asian Summer Monsoon Anticyclone Inferred from Aura Microwave Limb Sounder Tracers, Park, M.; Randel, W. J.; Gettelman, A.; Massie, S. T.; Jiang, J. H., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 31, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16309, doi:10.1029/2006JD008294)

Estimation of Aerosol Effects on Surface Irradiance Based on Measurements and Radiative Transfer Model Simulations in Northern China, Xia, X., Z. Li, P. Wang, H. Chen, and M. Cribb, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 31, 2007 (Vol. 112, D22S10, doi:10.1029/2006JD008337)

Foliar Delta15N Patterns Along Successional Gradients at Plant Community and Species Levels, Wang, L.; Shaner, P. L.; Macko, S., Geophysical Research Letters, August 30, 2007 (Vol. 34, L16403, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030722)

Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in the NASA Seasonal to Interannual Prediction Project Atmospheric General Circulation Model, Lee, M., S. D. Schubert, M. J. Suarez, T. L. Bell, and K. Kim, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 30, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16111, doi:10.1029/2006JD008346)

Measurements of Thermospheric Molecular Oxygen from the Solar Ultraviolet Spectral Irradiance Monitor, Lumpe, J. D., L. E. Floyd, L. C. Herring, S. T. Gibson, and B. R. Lewis, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 30, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16308, doi:10.1029/2006JD008076)

In Situ Measurements of Trace Gases and Aerosol Optical Properties at a Rural Site in Northern China During East Asian Study of Tropospheric Aerosols: An International Regional Experiment 2005, Li, C.; Marufu, L. T.; Dickerson, R. R.; Li, Z.; Wen, T.; Wang, Y.; Wang, P.; Chen, H.; Stehr, J. W., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 30, 2007 (Vol. 112, D22S04, doi:10.1029/2006JD007592)

Aerosol Optical Properties and their Radiative Effects in Northern China, Li, Z. et al., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 29, 2007 (Vol. 112, D22S01, doi:10.1029/2006JD007382)

Estimation of Aerosol Single Scattering Albedo From Solar Direct Spectral Radiance and Total Broadband Irradiances Measured in China, Zhao, F.; Li, Z., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 29, 2007 (Vol. 112, D22S03, doi:10.1029/2006JD007384)

Searching for Microbial Life Remotely: Satellite-to-Rover Habitat Mapping in the Atacama Desert, Chile, Warren-Rhodes, K. et al., Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, August 29, 2007 (Vol. 112, G04S05, doi:10.1029/2006JG000283)

Superoxide Radical Assays and Applications in Mars-like Atacama Soils, Georgiou, C. D., I. Papapostolou, H. Sun, and C. P. McKay, Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences, August 29, 2007 (Vol. 112, G04S13, doi:10.1029/2006JG000390)

Observing System Simulation Experiments in Geomagnetic Data Assimilation, Liu, D., A. Tangborn, and W. Kuang, Journal of Geophysical Research � Solid Earth, August 29, 2007 (Vol. 112, B08103, doi:10.1029/2006JB004691)

Seasonal Variations in the Amazon Plume-Related Atmospheric Carbon Sink, Cooley, S. R.; Coles, V. J.; Subramaniam, A.; Yager, P. L., Global Biogeochemical Cycles, August 28, 2007 (Vol. 21, GB3014, doi:10.1029/2006GB002831)

Solar-QBO Interaction and its Impact on Stratospheric Ozone in a Zonally Averaged Photochemical Transport Model of the Middle Atmosphere, McCormack, J. P.; Siskind, D. E.; Hood, L. L., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 28, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16109, doi:10.1029/2006JD008369)

Parameterization of Cloud Droplet Formation in Large-Scale Models: Including Effects of Entrainment, Barahona, D.; Nenes, A., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 28, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16206, doi:10.1029/2007JD008473)

Aerosol Optical Depth and Fine Mode Fraction Variations Deduced From Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Over Four Urban Areas in India, Ramachandran, S., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 28, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16207, doi:10.1029/2007JD008500)

Wildfires Drive Interannual Variability of Organic Carbon Aerosol in the Western U.S. in Summer, Spracklen, D. V.; Logan, J. A.; Mickley, L. J.; Park, R. J.; Yevich, R.; Westerling, A. L.; Jaffe, D. A., Geophysical Research Letters, August 25, 2007 (Vol. 34, L16311, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030037)

Dynamical Influences of Precipitation Assimilation on Regional Downscaling, Nunes, A. M. B.; Roads, J. O., Geophysical Research Letters, August 25, 2007 (Vol. 34, L16817, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030247)

CloudSat Spaceborne 94 GHz Radar Bright Bands in the Mmelting Layer: An Attenuation-Driven Upside-Down Lidar Analog, Sassen, K.; Matrosov, S.; Campbell, J., Geophysical Research Letters, August 25, 2007 (Vol. 34, L16817, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030247)

The Southern Ocean Biological Response to Aeolian Iron Deposition, Cassar, N.; Bender, M. L.; Barnett, B. A.; Fan, S.; Moxim, W. J.; Levy, H., II; Tilbrook, B., Science, August 24, 2007 (Vol. 317, doi: 10.1126/science.1144602)

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, August 24, 2007 (Vol. 317, No. 5841, doi: 10.1126/science.1143906)

Physical Retrieval of Surface Emissivity Spectrum From Hyperspectral Infrared Radiances, Li, Jun; Li, Jinlong; Weisz, E.; Zhou, D. K., Geophysical Research Letters, August 23, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 16, L16812, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030543)

Albedo of Summer Snow on Sea Ice, Ross Sea, Antarctica, Zhou, X.; Li, S.; Morris, K.; Jeffries, M. O., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 22, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16105, doi:10.1029/2006JD007907)

Relationship Between Trends in Land Precipitation and Tropical SST Gradient, Chung, C. E.; Ramanathan, V., Geophysical Research Letters, August 22, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 16, L16809, doi: 10.1029/2007GL030491)

Equatorial Kelvin Waves as Revealed by EOS Microwave Limb Sounder Observations and European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts Analyses: Evidence for Slow Kelvin Waves of Zonal Wave Number 3, Feng, L.; Harwood, R. S.; Brugge, R.; O'Neill, A.; Froidevaux, L.; Schwartz, M.; Waters, J. W., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 22, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16106, doi:10.1029/2006JD008329)

Observation of Secondary Ozone Peaks Near the Tropopause Over the Korean Peninsula Associated with Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange, Hwang, S.; Kim, J.; Cho, G., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 22, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16305, doi:10.1029/2006JD007978)

Evaluation of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Aerosol Products at Two Aerosol Robotic Network Stations in China, Mi, W.; Li, Z.; Xia, X.; Holben, B.; Levy, R.; Zhao, F.; Chen, H.; Cribb, M, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 22, 2007 (Vol. 112, D22S08, doi:10.1029/2007JD008474)

Organic Amine Biomarker Detection in the Yungay Region of the Atacama Desert with the Urey Instrument, Skelley, A. M.; Aubrey, A. D.; Willis, P. A.; Amashukeli, X.; Ehrenfreund, P.; Bada, J. L.; Grunthaner, F. J.; Mathies, R. A., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 22, 2007 (Vol. 112, G04S11, doi:10.1029/2006JG000329)

Phytoplankton Blooms in the Ross Sea, Antarctica: Interannual Variability in Magnitude, Temporal Patterns, and Composition, Peloquin, J. A.; Smith, W. O., Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, August 21, 2007 (Vol. 112, C08013, doi:10.1029/2006JC003816)

Response of Stratospheric Circulation and Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange to Changing Sea Surface Temperatures, Olsen, M. A.; Schoeberl, M. R.; Nielsen, J. E., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 21, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16104, doi:10.1029/2006JD008012)

Multimodel Projections of Stratospheric Ozone in the 21st Century, Eyring, V. et al., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 21, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16303, doi:10.1029/2006JD008332)

Impact of Multiscale Dynamical Processes and Mixing on the Chemical Composition of the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere During the Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment�North America, Fairlie, T. D.; Avery, M. A.; Pierce, R. B.; Al-Saadi, J.; Dibb, J.; Sachse, G., Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, August 21, 2007 (Vol. 112, D16S90, doi:10.1029/2006JD007923)

Cross-scalar satellite phenology from ground, Landsat, and MODIS data, Jeremy I. Fisher and John F. Mustard, Remote Sensing of Environment, August 15, 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 3, pp. 261-273)

Detecting temporal changes in the extent of annual flooding within the Cambodia and the Vietnamese Mekong Delta from MODIS time-series imagery, Toshihiro Sakamoto et al., Remote Sensing of Environment, August 15, 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 3, pp. 295-313)

Characterization of pasture biophysical properties and the impact of grazing intensity using remotely sensed data, Izaya Numata, et al., Remote Sensing of Environment, August 15, 2007 (Vol. 109, No. 3, pp. 314-327)

MIMIC: A New Approach to Visualizing Satellite Microwave Imagery of Tropical Cyclones, Wimmers, A. J.; Velden, C. S., Bulletin of the American Meterological Society, August 2007 (Vol. 88, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-88-8-1187)

The Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Pilot Project, Donlon, C. et al., Bulletin of the American Meterological Society, August 2007 (Vol. 88, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-88-8-1197)

Terrestrial Carbon Sinks for the United States Predicted from MODIS Satellite Data and Ecosystem Modeling, Potter,C.; Klooster, S.; Huete, A.; Genovese,V., Earth Interactions, August 2007 (Vol. 11, No. 13, doi: 10.1175/EI228.1)

Comparison of Bulk and Bin Warm-Rain Microphysics Models Using a Kinematic Framework, Morrison, H.; Grabowski, W. W., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 2007 (Vol. 64, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JAS3980)

On the Growth of Layers of Nonprecipitating Cumulus Convection, Stevens, B., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 2007 (Vol. 64, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JAS3983.1)

The Dynamics of Northern Hemisphere Stratospheric Final Warming Events, Black, R. X.; McDaniel, B. A., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 2007 (Vol. 64, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JAS3981.1)

Interannual Variability in the Southern Hemisphere Circulation Organized by Stratospheric Final Warming Events, Black, R. X.; McDaniel, B. A., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 2007 (Vol. 64, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JAS3979.1)

Multiview Cloud-Top Height and Wind Retrieval with Photogrammetric Methods: Application to Meteosat-8 HRV Observations, Seiz, G.; Tjemkes, S.; Watts, P., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, August 2007 (Vol. 46, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JAS3979.1)

Vorticity-Based Detection of Tropical Cyclogenesis, Gierach, M. M.; Bourassa, M. A.; Cunningham, P.; O�Brien, J. J.; Reasor, P. D., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, August 2007 (Vol. 46, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JAM2522.1)

Examining Photolysis Rates with a Prototype Online Photolysis Module in CMAQ, Binkowski, F. S.; Arunachalam, S.; Adelman, Z; Pinto, J. P., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, August 2007 (Vol. 46, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JAM2531.1)

Performance of the Hail Differential Reflectivity (HDR) Polarimetric Radar Hail Indicator, Depue, T. K.; Kennedy, P. C.; Rutledge, S. A., Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, August 2007 (Vol. 46, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JAM2529.1)

Demonstration Measurements of Water Vapor, Cirrus Clouds, and Carbon Dioxide Using a High-Performance Raman Lidar, Whiteman, D. N.; Veselovskii, I.; Cadirola, M.; Rush, K; Comer, J.; Potter, J. R.; Tola, R., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, August 2007 (Vol. 24, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JTECH2058.1)

Impact of Accurate Geoid Fields on Estimates of the Ocean Circulation, Stammer, D.; K�hl, A.; Wunsch, C., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, August 2007 (Vol. 24, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JTECH2044.1)

Influence of Precipitation Assimilation on a Regional Climate Model's Surface Water and Energy Budgets, Nunes, A; Roads, J., Journal of Hydrometeorology, August 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 4, doi: 10.1175/JHM615.1)

Precipitation Extremes Estimated by GPCP and TRMM: ENSO Relationships, Curtis, S.; Salahuddin, A.; Adler, R. F.; Huffman, G. J.; Gu, G.; Hong, Y., Journal of Hydrometeorology, August 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 4, doi: 10.1175/JHM601.1)

Consistent Parameterization of Roughness Length and Displacement Height for Sparse and Dense Canopies in Land Models , Zeng, X.; Wang, A, Journal of Hydrometeorology, August 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 4, doi: 10.1175/JHM607.1)

The Impact of the Sierra Nevada on Low-Level Winds and Water Vapor Transport, Kim, J.; Kang, H.-S., Journal of Hydrometeorology, August 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 4, doi: 10.1175/JHM599.1)

Modeling and Analysis of the Variability of the Water Cycle in the Upper Rio Grande Basin at High Resolution, Li, J.; Gao, X.; Sorooshian, S., Journal of Hydrometeorology, August 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 4, doi: 10.1175/JHM602.1)

The Partitioning of Evapotranspiration into Transpiration, Soil Evaporation, and Canopy Evaporation in a GCM: Impacts on Land-Atmosphere Interaction, Lawrence, D. M.; Thornton, P. E.; Oleson, K. W.; Bonan, G. B., Journal of Hydrometeorology, August 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 4, doi: 10.1175/JHM596.1)

Estimated Global Hydrographic Variability, Forget, G.; Wunsch, C., Journal of Physical Oceanography, August 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 8, doi: 10.1175/JPO3072.1)

An Application of MODIS Data to Snow Cover Monitoring in a Pastoral Area: A Case Study in Northern Xinjiang, China, Liang, T. G.; Huang, X. D.; Xing, C. X.; Liu, Y.; Li, W. L.; Guo, Z. G.; Ren, J. Z., Remote Sensing of Environment, August 2007 (doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.06.001)

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