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

Characterizing Subpixel Variability of Low Resolution Radiometer Derived Soil Moisture Using High Resolution Radar Data, Narayan, U., and V. Lakshmi, Water Resources Research, June 28, 2008 (Vol. 44, W06425, doi:10.1029/2006WR005817)

A Near Uniform Basin-Wide Sea Level Fluctuation Over the Japan/East Sea: A Semienclosed Sea with Multiple Straits, Kim, S.-B., and I. Fukumori, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, June 28, 2008 (Vol. 113, C06031, doi:10.1029/2007JC004409)

Fault Growth and Propagation During Incipient Continental Rifting: Insights from a Combined Aeromagnetic and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Digital Elevation Model Investigation of the Okavango Rift Zone, Northwest Botswana, Kinabo, B. D., J. P. Hogan, E. A. Atekwana, M. G. Abdelsalam, and M. P. Modisi, Tectonics, June 28, 2008 (Vol. 27, TC3013, doi:10.1029/2007TC002154)

Does the Madden-Julian Oscillation Influence Aerosol Variability?, Tian, B., D. E. Waliser, R. A. Kahn, Q. Li, Y. L. Yung, T. Tyranowski, I. V. Geogdzhayev, M. I. Mishchenko, O. Torres, and A. Smirnov, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 28, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12215, doi:10.1029/2007JD009372)

Seasonal Variations of the Physical and Optical Characteristics of Saharan Dust: Results from the Dust Outflow and Deposition to the Ocean (DODO) Experiment, McConnell, C. L., E. J. Highwood, H. Coe, P. Formenti, B. Anderson, S. Osborne, S. Nava, K. Desboeufs, G. Chen, and M. A. J. Harrison, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 28, 2008 (Vol. 113, D14S05, doi:10.1029/2007JD009606)

Methane, Manganese, and Helium in Hydrothermal Plumes Following Volcanic Eruptions on the East Pacific Rise Near 9°50′N, Love, B. A., J. A. Resing, J. P. Cowen, J. E. Lupton, D. J. Fornari, T. M. Shank, and D. Biller, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, June 28, 2008 (Vol. 9, Q06T01, doi:10.1029/2008GC002104)

Changes in West Antarctic Ice Stream Dynamics Observed with ALOS PALSAR Data, Rignot, E., Geophysical Research Letters, June 28, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12505, doi:10.1029/2008GL033365)

A Bayesian Calibration of a Simple Carbon Cycle Model: The Role of Observations in Estimating and Reducing Uncertainty, Ricciuto, D. M., K. J. Davis, and K. Keller, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, June 28, 2008 (Vol. 22, GB2030, doi:10.1029/2006GB002908)

Globally Significant Oceanic Source of Organic Carbon Aerosol, Spracklen, D. V., S. R. Arnold, J. Sciare, K. S. Carslaw, and C. Pio, Geophysical Research Letters, June 27, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12811, doi:10.1029/2008GL033359)

High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder: Experiment Overview, Recovery, and Validation of Initial Temperature Data, Gille, J., et al., Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 27, 2008 (Vol. 113, D16S43, doi:10.1029/2007JD008824)

A Multisensor Satellite-Based Assessment of Biomass Burning Aerosol Radiative Impact Over Amazonia, Patadia, F., P. Gupta, S. A. Christopher, and J. S. Reid, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 27, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12214, doi:10.1029/2007JD009486)

Seven Year Particulate Matter Air Quality Assessment from Surface and Satellite Measurements, Gupta, P. and Christopher, S. A., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, June 27, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 12)

Can We Reconcile Differences in Estimates of Carbon Fluxes from Land-Use Change and Forestry for the 1990s?, A. Ito, J. E. Penner, M. J. Prather, C. P. de Campos, R. A. Houghton, T. Kato, A. K. Jain, X. Yang, G. C. Hurtt, S. Frolking, M. G. Fearon, L. P. Chini, A. Wang, and D. T. Price, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, June 27, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 12)

Comparison of Total Ozone and Erythemal UV Data from OMI with Ground-Based Measurements at Rome Station, I. Ialongo, G. R. Casale, and A. M. Siani, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, June 27, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 12)

Near-Surface Soil Moisture Assimilation for Quantifying Effective Soil Hydraulic Properties Using Genetic Algorithm: 1. Conceptual Modeling, Ines, A. V. M., and B. P. Mohanty, Water Resources Research, June 27, 2008 (Vol. 44, W06422, doi:10.1029/2007WR005990)

Extensive Halogen-Mediated Ozone Destruction Over the Tropical Atlantic Ocean, Katie A. Read, Anoop S. Mahajan, Lucy J. Carpenter, Mathew J. Evans, Bruno V. E. Faria, Dwayne E. Heard, James R. Hopkins, James D. Lee, Sarah J. Moller, Alastair C. Lewis, Luis Mendes, James B. McQuaid, Hilke Oetjen, Alfonso Saiz-Lopez, Michael J. Pilling & John M. C. Plane, Nature, June 26, 2008 (Vol. 453, No. 7199, doi:10.1038/nature07035)

Explosive Volcanism on the Ultraslow-Spreading Gakkel Ridge, Arctic Ocean, Robert A. Sohn, Claire Willis, Susan Humphris, Timothy M. Shank, Hanumant Singh, Henrietta N. Edmonds, Clayton Kunz, Ulf Hedman, Elisabeth Helmke, Michael Jakuba, Bengt Liljebladh, Julia Linder, Christopher Murphy, Ko-ichi Nakamura, Taichi Sato, Vera Schlindwein, Christian Stranne, Maria Tausenfreund, Lucia Upchurch, Peter Winsor, Martin Jakobsson & Adam Soule, Nature, June 26, 2008 (Vol. 453, No. 7199, doi:10.1038/nature07075)

Transport Pathways of CO in the African Upper Troposphere During the Monsoon Season: a Study Based Upon the Assimilation of Spaceborne Observations, B. Barret, P. Ricaud, C. Mari, J.-L. Attié, N. Bousserez, B. Josse, E. Le Flochmoën, N. J. Livesey, S. Massart, V.-H. Peuch, A. Piacentini, B. Sauvage, V. Thouret, and J.-P. Cammas, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, June 26, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 12)

Isotope Ratios of Precipitation and Water Vapor Observed in Typhoon Shanshan, Fudeyasu, H., K. Ichiyanagi, A. Sugimoto, K. Yoshimura, A. Ueta, M. D. Yamanaka, and K. Ozawa, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 26, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12113, doi:10.1029/2007JD009313)

Low Cloud Errors Over the Southeastern Atlantic in the NCEP CFS and their Association with Lower-Tropospheric Stability and Air-Sea Interaction, Hu, Z.-Z., B. Huang, and K. Pegion, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 26, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12114, doi:10.1029/2007JD009514)

InSAR Slip Rate Determination on the Altyn Tagh Fault, Northern Tibet, in the Presence of Topographically Correlated Atmospheric Delays, Elliott, J. R., J. Biggs, B. Parsons, and T. J. Wright, Geophysical Research Letters, June 26, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12309, doi:10.1029/2008GL033659)

Air-Sea Interaction Between Tropical Cyclone Nari and Kuroshio, Wu, C.-R., Y.-L. Chang, L.-Y. Oey, C.-W. J. Chang, and Y.-C. Hsin, Geophysical Research Letters, June 25, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12605, doi:10.1029/2008GL033942)

Open Cellular Structure in Marine Stratocumulus Sheets, Wood, R., K. K. Comstock, C. S. Bretherton, C. Cornish, J. Tomlinson, D. R. Collins, and C. Fairall, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 25, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12207, doi:10.1029/2007JD009371)

Multi-Layer Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds Simulated by a Cloud-Resolving Model: Comparison with ARM Observations and Sensitivity Experiments, Luo, Y., K.-M. Xu, H. Morrison, G. M. McFarquhar, Z. Wang, and G. Zhang, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 25, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12208, doi:10.1029/2007JD009563)

A Study of Stratospheric Chlorine Partitioning Based on New Satellite Measurements and Modeling, Santee, M. L., I. A. MacKenzie, G. L. Manney, M. P. Chipperfield, P. F. Bernath, K. A. Walker, C. D. Boone, L. Froidevaux, N. J. Livesey, and J. W. Waters, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 25, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12307, doi:10.1029/2007JD009057)

Evidence for the Impact of Aerosols on the Onset and Microphysical Properties of Rainfall from a Combination of Satellite Observations and Cloud-Resolving Model Simulations, Berg, W., T. L'Ecuyer, and S. van den Heever, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 25, 2008 (Vol. 113, D14S23, doi:10.1029/2007JD009649)

Intercomparison Between Aerosol Optical Properties by a PREDE Skyradiometer and CIMEL Sunphotometer Over Beijing, China, H. Che, G. Shi, A. Uchiyama, A. Yamazaki, H. Chen, P. Goloub, and X. Zhang, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, June 25, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 12)

Mass Transport in the Bay of Biscay from an Inverse Box Model, Fraile-Nuez, E., F. Plaza, A. Hernández-Guerra, M. Vargas-Yáñez, and A. Lavín, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, June 24, 2008 (Vol. 113, C06023, doi:10.1029/2007JC004490)

Variability of the Kuroshio Current South of Sagami Bay as Observed using Long-Range Coastal HF Radars, Ramp, S. R., D. E. Barrick, T. Ito, and M. S. Cook, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, June 24, 2008 (Vol. 113, C06024, doi:10.1029/2007JC004132)

Tropospheric Aerosol Microphysics Simulation with Assimilated Meteorology: Model Description and Intermodel Comparison, W. Trivitayanurak, P. J. Adams, D. V. Spracklen, and K. S. Carslaw, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, June 24, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 12)

Airborne Fourier Transform Spectrometer Observations in Support of EOS Aura Validation, Coffey, M. T., et al., Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 24, 2008 (Vol. 113, D16S42, doi:10.1029/2007JD008833)

Coupled Interactions of the Monsoons, Misra, V., Geophysical Research Letters, June 24, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12705, doi:10.1029/2008GL033562)

Effects of Doubled CO2 on Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) for Onset of Deep Convection and Maximum SST: Simulations Based Inferences, Sud, Y. C., G. K. Walker, Y. P. Zhou, G. A. Schmidt, K.-M. Lau, and R. F. Cahalan, Geophysical Research Letters, June 24, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12707, doi:10.1029/2008GL033872)

Representativeness and Climatology of Carbon Monoxide and Ozone at the Global GAW Station Mt. Kenya in Equatorial Africa, S. Henne, J. Klausen, W. Junkermann, J. M. Kariuki, J. O. Aseyo, and B. Buchmann, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, June 23, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 12)

An "In Situ" Calibration Correction Procedure (KCICLO) Based on AOD Diurnal Cycle: Application to AERONET–El Arenosillo (Spain) AOD Data Series, Cachorro, V. E., C. Toledano, A. Berjón, A. M. de Frutos, B. Torres, M. Sorribas, and N. S. Laulainen, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 21, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12205, doi:10.1029/2007JD009673)

Laboratory Investigation of Fire Radiative Energy and Smoke Aerosol Emissions, Ichoku, C., J. V. Martins, Y. J. Kaufman, M. J. Wooster, P. H. Freeborn, W. M. Hao, S. Baker, C. A. Ryan, and B. L. Nordgren, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 21, 2008 (Vol. 113, D14S09, doi:10.1029/2007JD009659)

In-Flight Validation of Aura MLS Ozone with CAFS Partial Ozone Columns, Petropavlovskikh, I., L. Froidevaux, R. Shetter, S. Hall, K. Ullmann, P. K. Bhartia, M. Kroon, and P. Levelt, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 21, 2008 (Vol. 113, D16S41, doi:10.1029/2007JD008690)

Wavenumber-4 Patterns of the Total Electron Content Over the Low Latitude Ionosphere, Wan, W., L. Liu, X. Pi, M.-L. Zhang, B. Ning, J. Xiong, and F. Ding, Geophysical Research Letters, June 21, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12104, doi:10.1029/2008GL033755)

Assimilation of GRACE Terrestrial Water Storage Data into a Land Surface Model: Results for the Mississippi River Basin, Benjamin F. Zaitchik, Matthew Rodell, and Rolf H. Reichle, Journal of Hydrometeorology, June 2008 (Vol. 9, No. 3, doi: 10.1175/2007JHM951.1)

Has Fire Suppression Increased the Amount of Carbon Stored in Western U.S. Forests?, Fellows, A. W., and M. L. Goulden, Geophysical Research Letters, June 20, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12404, doi:10.1029/2008GL033965)

Iron Isotope Fractionation During Magmatic Differentiation in Kilauea Iki Lava Lake, Fang-Zhen Teng, Nicolas Dauphas, and Rosalind T. Helz, Science, June 20, 2008 (Vol. 320, No. 5883, doi:10.1126/science.1157166)

Elevation Changes in Antarctica Mainly Determined by Accumulation Variability, Michiel M. Helsen, Michiel R. van den Broeke, Roderik S. W. van de Wal, Willem Jan van de Berg, Erik van Meijgaard, Curt H. Davis, Yonghong Li, and Ian Goodwin, Science, June 20, 2008 (Vol. 320, No. 5883, doi:10.1126/science.1153894)

Impact of Nonlinearity on Changing the a Priori of Trace Gas Profile Estimates from the Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES), S. S. Kulawik, K. W. Bowman, M. Luo, C. D. Rodgers, and L. Jourdain, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, June 20, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 12)

Channel Profiles Around Himalayan River Anticlines: Constraints on Their Formation from Digital Elevation Model Analysis, Robl, J., K. Stüwe, and S. Hergarten, Tectonics, June 20, 2008 (Vol. 27, TC3010, doi:10.1029/2007TC002215)

Landscape-Scale Extent, Height, Biomass, and Carbon Estimation of Mozambique's Mangrove Forests with Landsat ETM+ and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Elevation Data, Fatoyinbo, T. E., M. Simard, R. A. Washington-Allen, and H. H. Shugart, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, June 20, 2008 (Vol. 113, G02S06, doi:10.1029/2007JG000551)

Global N Removal by Freshwater Aquatic Systems Using a Spatially Distributed, Within-Basin Approach, Wollheim, W. M., C. J. Vörösmarty, A. F. Bouwman, P. Green, J. Harrison, E. Linder, B. J. Peterson, S. P. Seitzinger, and J. P. M. Syvitski, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, June 20, 2008 (Vol. 22, GB2026, doi:10.1029/2007GB002963)

Goddard Earth Observing System Chemistry-Climate Model Simulations of Stratospheric Ozone-Temperature Coupling Between 1950 and 2005, Pawson, S., R. S. Stolarski, A. R. Douglass, P. A. Newman, J. E. Nielsen, S. M. Frith, and M. L. Gupta,Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 19, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12103, doi:10.1029/2007JD009511)

Global Modeling of Multicomponent Aerosol Species: Aerosol Optical Parameters, Ayash, T., S. L. Gong, C. Q. Jia, P. Huang, T. L. Zhao, and D. Lavoue, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 19, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12203, doi:10.1029/2007JD008968)

A Coastal Ocean Extreme Bloom Incubator, Ryan, J. P., J. F. R. Gower, S. A. King, W. P. Bissett, A. M. Fischer, R. M. Kudela, Z. Kolber, F. Mazzillo, E. V. Rienecker, and F. P. Chavez, Geophysical Research Letters, June 19, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12602, doi:10.1029/2008GL034081)

Meridional SST Gradient in the Western North Pacific Warm Pool Associated with Typhoon Generation, Sato, N., R. Shirooka, M. Yoshizaki, and Y. N. Takayabu, Geophysical Research Letters, June 19, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12803, doi:10.1029/2008GL033987)

Saharan Dust, Lightning and Tropical Cyclones in the Eastern Tropical Atlantic During NAMMA-06, Jenkins, G. S., and A. Pratt, Geophysical Research Letters, June 19, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12804, doi:10.1029/2008GL033979)

Temporal and Spectral Variations of the Photoelectron Flux and Solar Irradiance During an X Class Solar Flare, Peterson, W. K., P. C. Chamberlin, T. N. Woods, and P. G. Richards, Geophysical Research Letters, June 18, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12102, doi:10.1029/2008GL033746)

Land Use Impact on the Uruguay River Discharge, Saurral, R. I., V. R. Barros, and D. P. Lettenmaier, Geophysical Research Letters, June 18, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12401, doi:10.1029/2008GL033707)

Climate Modes in Southern High Latitudes and their Impacts on Antarctic Sea Ice, Yuan, X., and C. Li, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, June 18, 2008 (Vol. 113, C06S91, doi:10.1029/2006JC004067)

A Quantitative Assessment of Uncertainties Affecting Estimates of Global Mean OH Derived from Methyl Chloroform Observations, Wang, J. S., M. B. McElroy, J. A. Logan, P. I. Palmer, W. L. Chameides, Y. Wang, and I. A. Megretskaia, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 18, 2008 (Vol. 113, D12302, doi:10.1029/2007JD008496)

Comparison of OMI and Ground-Based In Situ and MAX-DOAS Measurements of Tropospheric Nitrogen Dioxide in an Urban Area, Kramer, L. J., R. J. Leigh, J. J. Remedios, and P. S. Monks, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 18, 2008 (Vol. 113, D16S39, doi:10.1029/2007JD009168)

Validation of SO2 Retrievals from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument Over NE China, Krotkov, N. A., et al., Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 18, 2008 (Vol. 113, D16S40, doi:10.1029/2007JD008818)

Analysis of Aircraft and Satellite Measurements from the Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment (INTEX-B) to Quantify Long-Range Transport of East Asian Sulfur to Canada, A. van Donkelaar, R. V. Martin, W. R. Leaitch, A. M. Macdonald, T. W. Walker, D. G. Streets, Q. Zhang, E. J. Dunlea, J. L. Jimenez, J. E. Dibb, L. G. Huey, R. Weber, and M. O. Andreae, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, June 17, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 12)

Estimating the Top Altitude of Optically Thick Ice Clouds from Thermal Infrared Satellite Observations Using CALIPSO Data, Minnis, P., C. R. Yost, S. Sun-Mack, and Y. Chen, Geophysical Research Letters, June 17, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12801, doi:10.1029/2008GL033947)

Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Rain-Snow Phase Transition Over Land and Ocean, Dai, A., Geophysical Research Letters, June 17, 2008 (Vol. 35, L12802, doi:10.1029/2008GL033295)

Physical and Statistical Approaches for Cloud Identification Using Meteosat Second Generation-Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager Data, E. Ricciardelli, F. Romano, V. Cuomo, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.01.015)

Performances of Neural Networks for Deriving LAI Estimates from Existing CYCLOPES and MODIS Products, A. Verger, F. Baret, M. Weiss, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.01.006)

Generating Global Surface Albedo Products from Multiple Geostationary Satellites, Y.M. Govaerts, A. Lattanzio, M. Taberner, B. Pinty, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.01.012)

Trend Analysis of Landsat-TM and -ETM+ Imagery to Monitor Grazing Impact in a Rangeland Ecosystem in Northern Greece, A. Röder, Th. Udelhoven, J. Hill, G. del Barrio, G. Tsiourlis, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.01.018)

North American Forest Disturbance Mapped from a Decadal Landsat Record, Jeffrey G. Masek, Chengquan Huang, Robert Wolfe, Warren Cohen, Forrest Hall, Jonathan Kutler, Peder Nelson, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.02.010)

Global Characterization of Biomass-Burning Patterns Using Satellite Measurements of Fire Radiative Energy, Charles Ichoku, Louis Giglio, Martin J. Wooster, Lorraine A. Remer, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.02.009)

Satellite Remote Sensing of Surface Oceanic Fronts in Coastal Waters Off West–Central Florida, Carrie C. Wall, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Mitchell A. Roffer, Chuanmin Hu, Wensheng Yao, Mark E. Luther, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.02.007)

Assessing the Multi-Resolution Information Content of Remotely Sensed Variables and Elevation for Evapotranspiration in a Tall-Grass Prairie Environment, N.A. Brunsell, J.M. Ham, C.E. Owensby, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.02.002)

PROSPECT-4 and 5: Advances in the Leaf Optical Properties Model Separating Photosynthetic Pigments, Jean-Baptiste Feret, Christophe François, Gregory P. Asner, Anatoly A. Gitelson, Roberta E. Martin, Luc P.R. Bidel, Susan L. Ustin, Guerric le Maire, Stéphane Jacquemoud, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.02.012)

Phytoplankton Biomass Distribution and Identification of Productive Habitats Within the Galapagos Marine Reserve by MODIS, a Surface Acquisition System, and In-Situ Measurements, Blake A. Schaeffer, John M. Morrison, Daniel Kamykowski, Gene C. Feldman, Lian Xie, Yanyun Liu, William Sweet, Anita McCulloch, Stuart Banks, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.03.005)

Active Fire Detection and Characterization with the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), Louis Giglio, Ivan Csiszar, Ágoston Restás, Jeffrey T. Morisette, Wilfrid Schroeder, Douglas Morton, Christopher O. Justice, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.03.003)

Regional Mapping of Gross Light-Use Efficiency Using MODIS Spectral Indices, G.G. Drolet, E.M. Middleton, K.F. Huemmrich, F.G. Hall, B.D. Amiro, A.G. Barr, T.A. Black, J.H. McCaughey, H.A. Margolis, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.03.002)

Delineation of Climate Regions Using In-Situ and Remotely-Sensed Data for the Carolinas, Jinyoung Rhee, Jungho Im, Gregory J. Carbone, John R. Jensen, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.03.001)

Multi-Temporal MODIS–Landsat Data Fusion for Relative Radiometric Normalization, Gap Filling, and Prediction of Landsat Data, David P. Roy, Junchang Ju, Philip Lewis, Crystal Schaaf, Feng Gao, Matt Hansen, Erik Lindquist, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.03.009)

Evaluation of AMSR-E Soil Moisture Results Using the In-Situ Data Over the Little River Experimental Watershed, Georgia, Alok K. Sahoo, Paul R. Houser, Craig Ferguson, Eric F. Wood, Paul A. Dirmeyer, Menas Kafatos, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.03.007)

An Absorption Model to Determine Phytoplankton Size Classes from Satellite Ocean Colour, T. Hirata, J. Aiken, N. Hardman-Mountford, T.J. Smyth, R.G. Barlow, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.03.011)

Subsidence Induced by Urbanisation in the City of Rome Detected by Advanced InSAR Technique and Geotechnical Investigations, S. Stramondo, F. Bozzano, F. Marra, U. Wegmuller, F.R. Cinti, M. Moro, M. Saroli, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.03.008)

Carbon Dioxide of Pu`u`O`o Volcanic Plume at Kilauea Retrieved by AVIRIS Hyperspectral Data, Claudia Spinetti, Véronique Carrère, M. Fabrizia Buongiorno, A. Jefferson Sutton, Tamar Elias, Remote Sensing of the Environment, June 16, 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 6, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2008.03.010)

Parameterization of Cirrus Cloud Formation in Large-Scale Models: Homogeneous Nucleation, Barahona, D., and A. Nenes, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 14, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11211, doi:10.1029/2007JD009355)

Retrieval of XCO2 From Simulated Orbiting Carbon Observatory Measurements Using the Fast Linearized R-2OS Radiative Transfer Model, Natraj, V., H. Boesch, R. J. D. Spurr, and Y. L. Yung, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 14, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11212, doi:10.1029/2007JD009017)

Estimation of Large-Scale Evaporation Fields Based on Sssimilation of Remotely Sensed Land Temperature, Sini, F., G. Boni, F. Caparrini, and D. Entekhabi, Water Resources Research, June 14, 2008 (Vol. 44, W06410, doi:10.1029/2006WR005574)

How Well Does the ERA40 Surface Water Budget Compare to Observations in the Amazon River Basin?, Fernandes, K., R. Fu, and A. K. Betts, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 13, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11117, doi:10.1029/2007JD009220)

Global Tropopause Height Trends Estimated from GPS Radio Occultation Data, Schmidt, T., J. Wickert, G. Beyerle, and S. Heise, Geophysical Research Letters, June 13, 2008 (Vol. 35, L11806, doi:10.1029/2008GL034012)

On the Information Content of the Thermal Infrared Cooling Rate Profile from Satellite Instrument Measurements, Feldman, D. R., K. N. Liou, R. L. Shia, and Y. L. Yung, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 13, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11118, doi:10.1029/2007JD009041)

Coupled Chemistry Climate Model Simulations of the Solar Cycle in Ozone and Temperature, Austin, J., et al., Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 13, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11306, doi:10.1029/2007JD009391)

The Impact of Stratospheric Ozone Recovery on the Southern Hemisphere Westerly Jet, S.-W. Son, L. M. Polvani, D. W. Waugh, H. Akiyoshi, R. Garcia, D. Kinnison, S. Pawson, E. Rozanov, T. G. Shepherd, and K. Shibata, Science, June 13, 2008 (Vol. 320, No. 5882, doi:10.1126/science.1155939)

Southern Ocean Mixed-Layer Depth from Argo Float Profiles, Dong, S., J. Sprintall, S. T. Gille, and L. Talley, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, June 13, 2008 (Vol. 113, C06013, doi:10.1029/2006JC004051)

Assessing the Globally Averaged Sea Level Budget on Seasonal to Interannual Timescales, Willis, J. K., D. P. Chambers, and R. S. Nerem, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, June 13, 2008 (Vol. 113, C06015, doi:10.1029/2007JC004517)

Validation and Intercomparison of Global Leaf Area Index Products Derived from Remote Sensing Data, Garrigues, S., et al., Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences, June 13, 2008 (Vol. 113, G02028, doi:10.1029/2007JG000635)

Carbon-Based Primary Productivity Modeling with Vertically Resolved Photoacclimation, Westberry, T., M. J. Behrenfeld, D. A. Siegel, and E. Boss, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, June 13, 2008 (Vol. 22, GB2024, doi:10.1029/2007GB003078)

Evidence for Upwelling of Corrosive "Acidified" Water onto the Continental Shelf, Richard A. Feely, Christopher L. Sabine, J. Martin Hernandez-Ayon, Debby Ianson, and Burke Hales, Science, June 13, 2008 (Vol. 320, No. 5882, doi:10.1126/science.1155676)

The Evolution of the Stratopause During the 2006 Major Warming: Satellite Data and Assimilated Meteorological Analyses, Manney, G. L., et al., Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 12, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11115, doi:10.1029/2007JD009097)

A Regional Climate Model Study of How Biomass Burning Aerosol Impacts Land-Atmosphere Interactions Over the Amazon, Zhang, Y., R. Fu, H. Yu, R. E. Dickinson, R. N. Juarez, M. Chin, and H. Wang, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 12, 2008 (Vol. 113, D14S15, doi:10.1029/2007JD009449)

What Drove the Dramatic Retreat of Arctic Sea Ice During Summer 2007?, Zhang, J., R. Lindsay, M. Steele, and A. Schweiger, Geophysical Research Letters, June 11, 2008 (Vol. 35, L11505, doi:10.1029/2008GL034005)

Low Degree Gravity Changes from GRACE, Earth Rotation, Geophysical Models, and Satellite Laser Ranging, Chen, J. L., and C. R. Wilson, Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth, June 11, 2008 (Vol. 113, B06402, doi:10.1029/2007JB005397)

Global Distribution of Solid and Aqueous Sulfate Aerosols: Effect of the Hysteresis of Particle Phase Transitions, Wang, J., A. A. Hoffmann, R. J. Park, D. J. Jacob, and S. T. Martin, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 10, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11206, doi:10.1029/2007JD009367)

Sensitivity of Sulfate Direct Climate Forcing to the Hysteresis of Particle Phase Transitions, Wang, J., D. J. Jacob, and S. T. Martin, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 10, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11207, doi:10.1029/2007JD009368)

Use of Antarctica for Validating Reflected Solar Radiation Measured by Satellite Sensors, Jaross, G., and J. Warner, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 10, 2008 (Vol. 113, D16S34, doi:10.1029/2007JD008835)

Description and Validation of the OMI Very Fast Delivery Products, Hassinen, S., et al., Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 10, 2008 (Vol. 113, D16S35, doi:10.1029/2007JD008784)

Initial Validation of Ozone Measurements from the High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder, Nardi, B., et al., Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 10, 2008 (Vol. 113, D16S36, doi:10.1029/2007JD008837)

Implementation of Cloud Retrievals for TES Atmospheric Retrievals: 2. Characterization of Cloud Top Pressure and Effective Optical Depth Retrievals, Eldering, A., S. S. Kulawik, J. Worden, K. Bowman, and G. Osterman, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 10, 2008 (Vol. 113, D16S37, doi:10.1029/2007JD008858)

Structure and Dynamics of the Solar Wind/Ionosphere Interface on Mars: MEX-ASPERA-3 and MEX-MARSIS Observations, Dubinin, E., et al., Geophysical Research Letters, June 10, 2008 (Vol. 35, L11103, doi:10.1029/2008GL033730)

Structure of Plasmaspheric Plumes and Their Participation in Magnetopause Reconnection: First Results from THEMIS, McFadden, J. P., C. W. Carlson, D. Larson, J. Bonnell, F. S. Mozer, V. Angelopoulos, K. Glassmeier, and U. Auster, Geophysical Research Letters, June 10, 2008 (Vol. 35, L17S10, doi:10.1029/2008GL033677)

THEMIS Observations of Long-Lived Regions of Large-Amplitude Whistler Waves in the Inner Magnetosphere, Cully, C. M., J. W. Bonnell, and R. E. Ergun, Geophysical Research Letters, June 10, 2008 (Vol. 35, L17S16, doi:10.1029/2008GL033643)

Comparative Study of Mixing and Biological Activity of the Benguela and Canary Upwelling Systems, Rossi, V., C. López, J. Sudre, E. Hernández-García, and V. Garçon, Geophysical Research Letters, June 7, 2008 (Vol. 35, L11602, doi:10.1029/2008GL033610)

Spatial and Temporal Variability in Aerosol Properties Over the Mediterranean Basin Based on 6-year (2000–2006) MODIS Data, Papadimas, C. D., N. Hatzianastassiou, N. Mihalopoulos, X. Querol, and I. Vardavas, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 6, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11205, doi:10.1029/2007JD009189)

An Aerosol Optical Depth Climatology for NOAA's National Surface Radiation Budget Network (SURFRAD), Augustine, J. A., G. B. Hodges, E. G. Dutton, J. J. Michalsky, and C. R. Cornwall, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 6, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11204, doi:10.1029/2007JD009504)

Development of the Online MM5 Tracer Model and its Applications to Air Pollution Episodes in Istanbul, Turkey and Sahara Dust Transport, Chen, S.-H., J. Dudhia, J. S. Kain, T. Kindap, and E. Tan, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 6, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11203, doi:10.1029/2007JD009244)

Multimodel Projections of Climate Change from Short-Lived Emissions Due to Human Activities, Shindell, D. T., H. Levy II, M. D. Schwarzkopf, L. W. Horowitz, J.-F. Lamarque, and G. Faluvegi, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 6, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11109, doi:10.1029/2007JD009152)

Correlation of Substorm Injections, Auroral Modulations, and Ground Pi2, Keiling, A., et al., Geophysical Research Letters, June 6, 2008 (Vol. 35, L17S22, doi:10.1029/2008GL033969)

Variations of Surface Water Extent and Water Storage in Large River Basins: A Comparison of Different Global Data Sources, Papa, F., A. Güntner, F. Frappart, C. Prigent, and W. B. Rossow, Geophysical Research Letters, June 6, 2008 (Vol. 35, L11401, doi:10.1029/2008GL033857)

Interdependence of Magnetic Field and Plasma Pressures in Cusp Diamagnetic Cavities, Niehof, J. T., T. A. Fritz, R. H. W. Friedel, and J. Chen, Geophysical Research Letters, June 6, 2008 (Vol. 35, L11101, doi:10.1029/2008GL033589)

A Predictive Model for Satellite-Derived Phytoplankton Absorption Over the Louisiana Shelf Hypoxic Zone: Effects of Nutrients and Physical Forcing, Green, R. E., and R. W. Gould Jr., Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, June 6, 2008 (Vol. 113, C06005, doi:10.1029/2007JC004594)

Changes in Ice Front Position on Greenland's Outlet Glaciers from 1992 to 2007, Moon, T., and I. Joughin, Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, June 7, 2008 (Vol. 113, F02022, doi:10.1029/2007JF000927)

Effective Cloud Fractions from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument: Theoretical Framework and Validation, Stammes, P., M. Sneep, J. F. de Haan, J. P. Veefkind, P. Wang, and P. F. Levelt, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 5, 2008 (Vol. 113, D16S38, doi:10.1029/2007JD008820)

Adjoint Inversion Modeling of Asian Dust Emission Using Lidar Observations, Yumimoto, K., Uno, I., Sugimoto, N., Shimizu, A., Liu, Z., and Winker, D. M., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, June 5, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 11)

The Circulation in the Upper and Middle Layers of the Luzon Strait During Spring 2002, Yuan, Y., G.-h. Liao, W. Guan, H. Wang, R. Lou, and H. Chen, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, June 5, 2008 (Vol. 113, C06004, doi:10.1029/2007JC004546)

A QuikSCAT Climatology of Ocean Surface Winds in the Nordic Seas: Identification of Features and Comparison with the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis, Kolstad, E. W., Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 5, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11106, doi:10.1029/2007JD008918)

Atmosphere-Ocean Conditions Jointly Guide Convection of the Boreal Summer Intraseasonal Oscillation: Satellite Observations, Yang, B., X. Fu, and B. Wang, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 5, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11105, doi:10.1029/2007JD009276)

Observed Equatorial Rossby Waves and ENSO-related Warm Water Volume Changes in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Bosc, C., and T. Delcroix, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, June 4, 2008 (Vol. 113, C06003, doi:10.1029/2007JC004613)

Localized Analysis of Satellite Tracking Data for Studying Time-Variable Earth's Gravity Fields, Han, S.-C., D. D. Rowlands, S. B. Luthcke, and F. G. Lemoine, Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth, June 4, 2008 (Vol. 113, B06401, doi:10.1029/2007JB005218)

Features of Aerosol Optical Depths Over the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea During Premonsoon Season: Variabilities and Anthropogenic Influence, Kedia, S., and S. Ramachandran, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 4, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11201, doi:10.1029/2007JD009070)

Rainfall and Sampling Uncertainties: A Rain Gauge Perspective, Villarini, G., P. V. Mandapaka, W. F. Krajewski, and R. J. Moore, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 4, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11102, doi:10.1029/2007JD009214)

CO2 Retrievals From the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder: Methodology and Validation, Maddy, E. S., C. D. Barnet, M. Goldberg, C. Sweeney, and X. Liu, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 4, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11301, doi:10.1029/2007JD009402)

A Map Analysis of Patterned-Ground Along a North American Arctic Transect, Raynolds, M. K., D. A. Walker, C. A. Munger, C. M. Vonlanthen, and A. N. Kade, Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences, June 4, 2008 (Vol. 113, G03S03, doi:10.1029/2007JG000512)

Atlantic and Pacific SST Influences on Medieval Drought in North America Simulated by the Community Atmospheric Model, Feng, S., R. J. Oglesby, C. M. Rowe, D. B. Loope, and Q. Hu, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, June 3, 2008 (Vol. 113, D11101, doi:10.1029/2007JD009347)

Age-Dependent Variation in the Biophysical Properties of Boreal Forests, McMillan, A. M. S., and M. L. Goulden, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, June 3, 2008 (Vol. 22, GB2019, doi:10.1029/2007GB003038)

Sunlight, Water, and Ice: Extreme Arctic Sea Ice Melt During the Summer of 2007, Perovich, D. K., J. A. Richter-Menge, K. F. Jones, and B. Light, Geophysical Research Letters, June 3, 2008 (Vol. 35, L11501, doi:10.1029/2008GL034007)

Simulated Reduction in Atlantic Hurricane Frequency Under Twenty-First-Century Warming Conditions, Thomas R. Knutson, Joseph J. Sirutis, Stephen T. Garner, Gabriel A. Vecchi & Isaac M. Held, Nature Geoscience, June 2008 (Vol. 1, No. 6, doi:10.1038/ngeo202)

An Online Coupled Meteorological and Air Quality Modeling Study of the Effect of Complex Terrain on the Regional Transport and Transformation of Air Pollutants Over the Western United States, Dongchul Kim, William R. Stockwell, Atmospheric Environment, June 2008 (Vol. 42, No. 17, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.04.002)

Spatial and Temporal Variations in Airborne Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5) Across Spain 1999–2005, X. Querol, A. Alastuey, T. Moreno, M.M. Viana, S. Castillo, J. Pey, S. Rodríguez, B. Artiñano, P. Salvador, M. Sánchez, S. Garcia Dos Santos, M.D. Herce Garraleta, R. Fernandez-Patier, S. Moreno-Grau, L. Negral, M.C. Minguillón, E. Monfort, M.J. Sanz, R. Palomo-Marín, E. Pinilla-Gil, et al., Atmospheric Environment, June 2008 (Vol. 42, No. 17, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.10.071)

Optical Properties of a Vertically Inhomogeneous Mid-Latitude Mid-Level Mixed-Phase Altocumulus in the Infrared Region, Jianguo Niu, Lawrence D. Carey, Ping Yang, Thomas H. Vonder Haar, Atmospheric Research, June 2008 (Vol. 88, No. 3-4, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2007.11.020)

Kinematics, Cloud Microphysics and Spatial Structures of Tropical Cloud Clusters: A Two-Dimensional Cloud-Resolving Modeling Study, Fan Ping, Zhexian Luo, Xiaofan Li, Atmospheric Research, June 2008 (Vol. 88, No. 3-4, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2007.11.027)

Scaling of Tropical Rainfall as Observed by TRMM Precipitation Radar, Mekonnen Gebremichael, Witold F. Krajewski, Thomas M. Over, Yukari N. Takayabu, Phillip Arkin, M. Katayama, Atmospheric Research, June 2008 (Vol. 88, No. 3-4, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2007.11.028)

Geomagnetic Dependence of Ionospheric Disturbances Induced by Tsunamigenic Internal Gravity Waves, Giovanni Occhipinti, E. Alam Kherani, Philippe Lognonné, Geophysical Journal International, June 2008 (Vol. 173, No. 3, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03760.x)

A Gravity Gradient Method for Characterizing the Post-Seismic Deformation Field for a Finite Fault, T. J. Hayes, K. F. Tiampo, J. Fernández, J. B. Rundle, Geophysical Journal International, June 2008 (Vol. 173, No. 3, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03795.x)

Sensitivity of a Large Ensemble of Tropical Convective Systems to Changes in the Thermodynamic and Dynamic Forcings, Zachary A. Eitzen and Kuan-Man Xu, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, June 2008 (Vol. 65, No. 6, doi:10.1175/2007JAS2446.1)

Abrupt Seasonal Migration of the ITCZ into the Summer Hemisphere, Peng Xian and Ron L. Miller, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, June 2008 (Vol. 65, No. 6, doi:10.1175/2007JAS2367.1)

Shortwave Radiative Impacts from Aerosol Effects on Marine Shallow Cumuli, Paquita Zuidema, Huiwen Xue, and Graham Feingold, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, June 2008 (Vol. 65, No. 6, doi:10.1175/2007JAS2447.1)

GOES-R Advanced Baseline Imager Color Product Development, Donald W. Hillger, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, June 2008 (Vol. 25, No. 6, doi:10.1175/2007JTECHA911.1)

Ceilometer Retrieval of the Boundary Layer Vertical Aerosol Extinction Structure, K. M. Markowicz, P. J. Flatau, A. E. Kardas, J. Remiszewska, K. Stelmaszczyk, and L. Woeste, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, June 2008 (Vol. 25, No. 6, doi:10.1175/2007JTECHA1016.1)

Spectral UV Measurements of Global Irradiance, Solar Radiance, and Actinic Flux in New Zealand: Intercomparison Between Instruments and Model Calculations, Mario Blumthaler, Barbara Schallhart, Michael Schwarzmann, Richard McKenzie, Paul Johnston, Michael Kotkamp, and Hisako Shiona, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, June 2008 (Vol. 25, No. 6, doi:10.1175/2007JTECHA1035.1)

Intersatellite Temperature Bias: Elimination Through Statistical Calibration, Murry L. Salby, Patrick J. McBride, and Patrick F. Callaghan, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, June 2008 (Vol. 25, No. 6, doi:10.1175/2007JTECHA1071.1)

Experiments with Cloud Properties: Impact on Surface Radiative Fluxes, H. Wang, R. T. Pinker, P. Minnis, and M. M. Khaiyer, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, June 2008 (Vol. 25, No. 6, doi:10.1175/2007JTECHO546.1)

Estimating Seasonal Changes in Volumetric Soil Water Content at Landscape Scales in a Savanna Ecosystem Using Two-Dimensional Resistivity Profiling, Diana C. Garcia-Montiel, Michael T. Coe, Meyr P. Cruz, Joice N. Ferreira, Euzebio M. da Silva, and Eric A. Davidson, Earth Interactions, June 2008 (Vol. 12, No. 2, doi:10.1175/2007EI238.1)

Characterization of Chemical and Particulate Emissions from Aircraft Engines, Harshit Agrawal, Aniket A. Sawant, Karel Jansen, J. Wayne Miller, David R. Cocker III, Atmospheric Environment, June 2008 (Vol. 42, No. 18, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.01.069)

Dynamic Effects on the Tropical Cloud Radiative Forcing and Radiation Budget, Jian Yuan, Dennis L. Hartmann, and Robert Wood, Journal of Climate, June 2008 (Vol. 21, No. 11, doi: 10.1175/2007JCLI1857.1)

Interannual Variability of Sea Surface Temperature off Java and Sumatra in a Global GCM, Yan Du, Tangdong Qu, and Gary Meyers, Journal of Climate, June 2008 (Vol. 21, No. 11, doi: 10.1175/2007JCLI1753.1)

The Intraseasonal Variability of the Indian Summer Monsoon Using TMI Sea Surface Temperatures and ECMWF Reanalysis, Nicholas P. Klingaman, Hilary Weller, Julia M. Slingo, and Peter M. Inness, Journal of Climate, June 2008 (Vol. 21, No. 11, doi: 10.1175/2007JCLI1850.1)

The Tropical Eastern Pacific Seasonal Cycle: Assessment of Errors and Mechanisms in IPCC AR4 Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere General Circulation Models, Simon P. de Szoeke and Shang-Ping Xie, Journal of Climate, June 2008 (Vol. 21, No. 11, doi: 10.1175/2007JCLI1975.1)

The Spatiotemporal Structure of Twentieth-Century Climate Variations in Observations and Reanalyses. Part I: Long-Term Trend, Junye Chen, Anthony D. Del Genio, Barbara E. Carlson, and Michael G. Bosilovich, Journal of Climate, June 2008 (Vol. 21, No. 11, doi: 10.1175/2007JCLI2011.1)

The Spatiotemporal Structure of Twentieth-Century Climate Variations in Observations and Reanalyses. Part II: Pacific Pan-Decadal Variability, Junye Chen, Anthony D. Del Genio, Barbara E. Carlson, and Michael G. Bosilovich, Journal of Climate, June 2008 (Vol. 21, No. 11, doi: 10.1175/2007JCLI2012.1)

Diurnal Precipitation Regimes in the Global Tropics, Kazuyoshi Kikuchi and Bin Wang, Journal of Climate, June 2008 (Vol. 21, No. 11, doi: 10.1175/2007JCLI2051.1)

Simulating Present-Day and Future Air Quality as Climate Changes: Model Evaluation, John P. Dawson, Pavan N. Racherla, Barry H. Lynn, Peter J. Adams, Spyros N. Pandis, Atmospheric Environment, June 2008 (Vol. 42, No. 19, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.01.058)

Transport Routes and Source Regions of Asian Dust Observed in Korea During the Past 40 Years (1965–2004), Jiyoung Kim, Atmospheric Environment, June 2008 (Vol. 42, No. 19, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.01.040)

An Assessment of the Biases of Satellite Rainfall Estimates Over the Tibetan Plateau and Correction Methods Based on Topographic Analysis, Zhi-Yong Yin, Xueqin Zhang, Xiaodong Liu, Mike Colella, and Xiaoling Chen, Journal of Hydrometeorology, June 2008 (Vol. 9, No. 3, doi: 10.1175/2007JHM903.1)

Linkages Between Orographic Forcing and the Scaling Properties of Convective Rainfall in Mountainous Regions, Deborah K. Nykanen, Journal of Hydrometeorology, June 2008 (Vol. 9, No. 3, doi: 10.1175/2007JHM839.1)

Sensitivity of Land Surface Simulations to the Treatment of Vegetation Properties and the Implications for Seasonal Climate Prediction, Xiang Gao, Paul. A. Dirmeyer, Zhichang Guo, and Mei Zhao, Journal of Hydrometeorology, June 2008 (Vol. 9, No. 3, doi: 10.1175/2007JHM931.1)

Evaluation of Precipitation Products for Global Hydrological Prediction, Nathalie Voisin, Andrew W. Wood, and Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Journal of Hydrometeorology, June 2008 (Vol. 9, No. 3, doi: 10.1175/2007JHM938.1)

Evaluation of a MODIS-Based Potential Evapotranspiration Product at the Point Scale, Jongyoun Kim and Terri S. Hogue, Journal of Hydrometeorology, June 2008 (Vol. 9, No. 3, doi: 10.1175/2007JHM902.1)

On the Validation of the Simulation of Early Season Precipitation on the Island of Puerto Rico Using a Mesoscale Atmospheric Model, Daniel E. Comarazamy and Jorge E. González, Journal of Hydrometeorology, June 2008 (Vol. 9, No. 3, doi: 10.1175/2007JHM804.1)

Investigating Error Metrics for Satellite Rainfall Data at Hydrologically Relevant Scales, Faisal Hossain and George J. Huffman, Journal of Hydrometeorology, June 2008 (Vol. 9, No. 3, doi: 10.1175/2007JHM925.1)

The Impact of Variational Assimilation of SSM/I and QuikSCAT Satellite Observations on the Numerical Simulation of Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones, Randhir Singh, P. K. Pal, C. M. Kishtawal, and P. C. Joshi, Weather and Forecasting, June 2008 (Vol. 23, No. 3, doi: 10.1175/2007WAF2007014.1)

The Impact of Variational Assimilation of SSM/I and QuikSCAT Satellite Observations on the Numerical Simulation of Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones, Randhir Singh, P. K. Pal, C. M. Kishtawal, and P. C. Joshi, Weather and Forecasting, June 2008 (Vol. 23, No. 3, doi: 10.1175/2007WAF2007014.1)

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