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

The 1150 Day Quasi-Periodicity in Interplanetary and Solar Phenomena During Cycle 23, Richardson, I.G.; Cane, H.V., Geophysical Research Letters, January 29, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02104, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021691)

Maui Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere (Maui MALT) Observations of the Evolution of Kelvin-Helmholtz Billows Formed Near 86 km Altitude, Hecht, J.H.; Liu, A.Z.; Walterscheid, R.L.; Rudy, R.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 29, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. D9, D09S10, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD003908)

Morphology of Evening Sector Aurorae in L557.7-Nm Doppler Temperatures, Holmes, J.M.; Conde, M.; Deehr, C.; Lummerzheim, D., Geophysical Research Letters, January 29, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02103, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021553)

Ecosystem Dynamics and Export Production in the Central and Eastern Equatorial Pacific: A Modeling Study of Impact of ENSO, Wang, X.; Christian, J.R.; Murtugudde, R.; Busalacchi, A.J., Geophysical Research Letters, January 28, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02608, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021538)

China's Changing Landscape During the 1990s: Large-Scale Land Transformations Estimated With Satellite Data, Liu, J.; Tian, H.; Liu, M.; Zhuang, D.; Melillo, J.M.; Zhang, Z., Geophysical Research Letters, January 27, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L0405, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021649)

A Study of the Freshwater Discharge from the Amazon River into the Tropical Atlantic Using Multi-Sensor Data, Jo, Y.-H.; Yan, X.-H.; Dzwonkowski, B.; Liu, W.T., Geophysical Research Letters, January 25, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02605, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021840)

Mixed Particle Acceleration at CME-Driven Shocks and Flares, Li, G.; Zank, G.P., Geophysical Research Letters, January 25, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02101, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021250)

Carbon-Based Ocean Productivity and Phytoplankton Physiology from Space, Behrenfeld, M.J.; Boss, E.; Siegel, D.A.; Shea, D.M., Global Biogeochemical Cycles, January 25, 2005 (Vol. 19, No. 1, GB1006, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GB002299)

Some Thoughts on the Use of Insar Data to Constrain Models of Surface Deformation: Noise Structure and Data Downsampling, Lohman, R.B.; Simons, M., Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, January 25, 2005 (Vol. 6, No. 1, Q01007, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GC000841)

Model Simulations of Dust Sources and Transport in the Global Atmosphere: Effects of Soil Erodibility and Wind Speed Variability, Grini, A.; Myhre, G.; Zender, C.S.; Isaksen, I.S.A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 25, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. D2, D02205, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JD005037)

Global Assimilation of Satellite Surface Soil Moisture Retrievals into the NASA Catchment Land Surface Model, Reichle, R.H.; Koster, R.D., Geophysical Research Letters, January 22, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02404, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021700)

UV Radiation in the Netherlands: Assessing Long-Term Variability and Trends in Relation to Ozone and Clouds, den Outer, P.N.; Slaper, H.; Tax, R.B., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 22, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 3, L03S08, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JD004824)

Tropical Tropospheric Ozone Morphology and Seasonality Seen in Satellite and In Situ Measurements and Model Calculations, Kim, J.H.; Na, S.; Newchurch, M.J.; Martin, R.V., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 21, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. D2, D02303, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JD004332)

A New Method for Multicomponent Activity Coefficients of Electrolytes in Aqueous Atmospheric Aerosols, Zaveri, R.A.; Easter, R.C.; Wexler, A.S., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 21, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. D2, D02201, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JD004681)

Cosmogenic, Radiogenic, and Stable Isotopic Constraints on Groundwater Residence Time in the Nubian Aquifer, Western Desert of Egypt, Patterson, L.J.; Sturchio, N.C.; Kennedy, B.M.; van Soest, M.C.; Sultan, M.; Lu, Z.-T.; Lehmann, B.; Purtschert, R.; El Alfy, Z.; El Kaliouby, B.; Dawood, Y.; Abdallah, A., Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, January 21, 2005 (Vol. 6, No. 1, Q01005, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GC000779)

Calving of Large Tabular Icebergs from Ice Shelf Rift Systems, Joughin, I.; MacAyeal, D.R., Geophysical Research Letters, January 21, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02501, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL020978)

The Effect of Soil Hydraulic Properties Vs. Soil Texture in Land Surface Models, Gutmann, E.D.; Small, E.E., Geophysical Research Letters, January 21, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02402, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021843)

Net Primary Production in Southeast Asia Following a Large Reduction in Photosynthetically Active Radiation Owing to Smoke, Kobayashi, H.; Matsunaga, T.; Hoyano, A., Geophysical Research Letters, January 21, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02403, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021704)

Multi-Year Monitoring of Rift Propagation on the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, Fricker, H.A.; Young, N.W.; Coleman, R.; Bassis, J.N.; Minster, J.-B., Geophysical Research Letters, January 21, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02502, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021036)

The October 28, 2003 Extreme EUV Solar Flare and Resultant Extreme Ionospheric Effects: Comparison to Other Halloween Events and the Bastille Day Event, Tsurutani, B.T.; Judge, D.L.; Guarnieri, F.L.; Gangopadhyay, P.; Jones, A.R.; Nuttall, J.; Zambon, G.A.; Didkovsky, L.; Mannucci, A.J.; Iijima, B.; Meier, R.R.; Immel, T.J.; Woods, T.N.; Prasad, S.; Floyd, L.; Huba, J.; Solomon, S.C.; Straus, P.; Viereck, R., Geophysical Research Letters, January 20, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 3, L03S09, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021475)

Evidence of Lightning [Nox] and Convective Transport of Pollutants in Satellite Observations over North America, Choi, Y.; Wang, Y.; Zeng, T.; Martin, R.V.; Kurosu, T.P.; Chance, K., Geophysical Research Letters, January 19, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 3, L02805, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021436)

On Smoke Suppression of Clouds in Amazonia, Feingold, G.; Jiang, H.; Harrington, J.Y., Geophysical Research Letters, January 19, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02804, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021369)

Triple Oxygen Isotope Composition of Tropospheric Carbon Dioxide as a Tracer of Terrestrial Gross Carbon Fluxes, Hoag, K.J.; Still, C.J.; Fung, I.Y.; Boering, K.A., Geophysical Research Letters, January 19, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 2, L02802, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021011)

An Algorithm for Extracting Zonal Mean and Migrating Tidal Fields in the Middle Atmosphere from Satellite Measurements: Applications to TIMED/SABER-Measured Temperature and Tidal Modeling, Zhu, X.; Yee, J.-H.; Talaat, E.R.; Mlynczak, M.; Gordley, L.; Mertens, C.; Russell, J.M., III, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 19, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. D2, D02105, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JD004996)

Validation of Clouds and Earth Radiant Energy System Instruments Aboard the Terra and Aqua Satellites, Szewczyk, Z.P.; Smith, G.L.; Priestley, K.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 19, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. D2, D02103, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JD004776)

Solar Control on Jupiter's Equatorial X-Ray Emissions: 26-29 November 2003 XMM-Newton Observation, Bhardwaj, A.; Branduardi-Raymont, G.; Elsner, R.F.; Gladstone, G.R.; Ramsay, G.; Rodriguez, P.; Soria, R.; Waite, J.H., Jr.; Cravens, T.E., Geophysical Research Letters, January 18, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 3, L03S08, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021497)

Distinguishing Between Primary and Secondary Emplacement Events of Blocky Volcanic Deposits Using Rock Size Distributions, Bulmer, M.H.; Glaze, L.S.; Anderson, S.; Shockey, K.M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, January 15, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. B1, B01201, Paper No. 10.1029/2003JB002841)

Implications of Persistent Ice Supersaturation in Cold Cirrus for Stratospheric Water Vapor, Jensen, E.; Pfister, L., Geophysical Research Letters, January 13, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 1, L01808, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021125)

Validation of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Leaf Area Index Product in Croplands of Alpilles, France, Tan, B.; Hu, J.; Zhang, P.; Huang, D.; Shabanov, N.; Weiss, M.; Knyazikhin, Y.; Myneni, R.B., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 12, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. D1, D01107, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JD004860)

Surface Bidirectional Reflectance and Albedo Properties Derived Using a Land Cover-Based Approach with Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Observations, Luo, Y.; Trishchenko, A.P.; Latifovic, R.; Li, Z., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 12, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. D1, D01106, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JD004741)

Voyager 2 Observations Related to the October-November 2003 Solar Events, Burlaga, L.F.; Ness, N.F.; Stone, E.C.; McDonald, F.B.; Richardson, J.D., Geophysical Research Letters, January 12, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 1, L03S05, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021480)

How Does Extratropical Warming Affect ENSO?, Yang, H.; Zhang, Q.; Zhong, Y.; Vavrus, S.; Liu, Z., Geophysical Research Letters, January 11, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 1, L01702, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021624)

Hydrophilic Properties of Aged Soot, Zuberi, B.; Johnson, K.S.; Aleks, G.K.; Molina, L.T.; Molina, M.J.; Laskin, A., Geophysical Research Letters, January 8, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 1, L01807, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021496)

The Shapes of Very Small Cirrus Particles Derived From In Situ Measurements, Baumgardner, D.; Chepfer, H.; Raga, G.B.; Kok, G.L., Geophysical Research Letters, January 8, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 1, L01806, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021300)

Influence of Lithospheric Thickness Variations on 3-D Crustal Velocities Due to Glacial Isostatic Adjustment, Latychev, K.; Mitrovica, J.X.; Tamisiea, M.E.; Tromp, J.; Moucha, R., Geophysical Research Letters, January 7, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 1, L01304, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021454)

The Influence of the Plata River Discharge on the Western South Atlantic Shelf, Piola, A.R.; Matano, R.P.; Palma, E.D.; Moeller, O.O., Jr.; Campos, E.J.D., Geophysical Research Letters, January 6, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 1, L01603, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021638)

The Importance of Continental Margins in the Global Carbon Cycle, Muller-Karger, F.E.; Varela, R.; Thunell, R.; Luerssen, R.; Hu, C.; Walsh, J.J., Geophysical Research Letters, January 6, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 1, L01602, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021346)

Degree-One Mantle Convection: Dependence on Internal Heating and Temperature-Dependent Rheology, McNamara, A.K.; Zhong, S., Geophysical Research Letters, January 4, 2005 (Vol. 32, No. 1, L01301, Paper No. 10.1029/2004GL021082)

Nighttime [OCLO] in the Winter Arctic Vortex, Canty, T.; Riviere, E.D.; Salawitch, R.J.; Berthet, G.; Renard, J.-B.; Pfeilsticker, K.; Dorf, M.; Butz, A.; Boesch, H.; Stimpfle, R.M.; Wilmouth, D.M.; Richard, E.C.; Fahey, D.W.; Popp, P. J.; Schoeberl, M.R.; Lait, L.R.; Bui, T.P., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 4, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. D1, D01301, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JD005035)

Using Different Hydrological Variables to Assess the Impacts of Atmospheric Forcing Errors on Optimization and Uncertainty Analysis of the CHASM Surface Model at a Cold Catchment, Xia, Y.; Yang, Z.-L.; Stoffa, P.L.; Sen, M.K., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, January 4, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. D1, D01101, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JD005130)

Arctic Ocean Sea Ice Volume: What Explains Its Recent Depletion?, Rothrock, D.A.; Zhang, J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, January 4, 2005 (Vol. 110, No. C1, C01002, Paper No. 10.1029/2004JC002282)

Spatial and Temporal Variations of Gravity Wave Parameters. Part I: Intrinsic Frequency, Wavelength, and Vertical Propagation Direction, Wang, L.; Geller, M.A.; Alexander, M.J., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, January 2005 (Vol. 62, No. 1, 125-142)

An Arctic Springtime Mixed-Phase Cloudy Boundary Layer Observed during SHEBA, Zuidema, P.; Baker, B.; Han, Y.; Intrieri, J.; Key, J.; Lawson, P.; Matrosov, S.; Shupe, M.; Stone, R.; Uttal, T., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, January 2005 (Vol. 62, No. 1, 160-176)

Orographic Precipitation and Oregon's Climate Transition, Smith, R.B.; Barstad, I.; Bonneau, L., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, January 2005 (Vol. 62, No. 1, 177-191)

Homogeneous Ice Nucleation in Subtropical and Tropical Convection and Its Influence on Cirrus Anvil Microphysics, Heymsfield, A.J.; Miloshevich, L.M.; Schmitt, C.; Bansemer, A.; Twohy, C.; Poellot, M.R.; Fridlind, A.; Gerber, H., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, January 2005 (Vol. 62, No. 1, 41-64)

Retrieval of Cloud Properties for Partly Cloudy Imager Pixels, Coakley, J.A.; Friedman, M.A.; Tahnk, W.A., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, January 2005 (Vol. 22, No. 1, 3-17)

On the Positive Bias of Peak Horizontal Velocity from an Idealized Doppler Profiler, Short, D.A.; Merceret, F.J., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, January 2005 (Vol. 22, No. 1, 98-104)

The Interaction of the Madden-Julian Oscillation and the Arctic Oscillation, Zhou, S.; Miller, A.J., Journal of Climate, January 2005 (Vol. 18, No. 1, 143-159)

Comparison of TRMM Precipitation Retrievals with Rain Gauge Data from Ocean Buoys, Bowman, K.P., Journal of Climate, January 2005 (Vol. 18, No. 1, 178-190)

The Effects of Satellite-Derived Vegetation Cover Variability on Simulated Land-Atmosphere Interactions in the NAMS, Matsui, T.; Lakshmi, V.; Small, E.E., Journal of Climate, January 2005 (Vol. 18, No. 1, 21-40)

Air-Sea Interaction over the Eastern Pacific Warm Pool: Gap Winds, Thermocline Dome, and Atmospheric Convection, Xie, S.-P., Xu, H.; Kessler, W.S.; Nonaka, M., Journal of Climate, January 2005 (Vol. 18, No. 1, 5-20)

An Algorithm for the Retrieval of Droplet Number Concentration and Geometrical Thickness of Stratiform Marine Boundary Layer Clouds Applied to MODIS Radiometric Observations, Schumller, L.; Bennartz, R.; Fischer, J.; Brenguier, J.-L., Journal of Applied Meteorology, January 2005 (Vol. 44, No. 1, 28-38)

Organization of Oceanic Convection during the Onset of the 1998 East Asian Summer Monsoon, Johnson, R.H.; Aves, S.L.; Ciesielski, P.E.; Keenan, T.D., Monthly Weather Review, January 2005 (Vol. 133, No. 1, 131-148)

Verification of Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts over the Southwest United States during Winter 2002/03 by the RSM Ensemble System, Yuan, H.; Mullen, S.L.; Gao, X.; Sorooshian, S.; Du, J.; Juang, H.-M.H., Monthly Weather Review, January 2005 (Vol. 133, No. 1, 279-294)

An Empirical Parameterization of Subsurface Entrainment Temperature for Improved SST Anomaly Simulations in an Intermediate Ocean Model, Zhang, R.-H., Kleeman, R.; Zebiak, S.E.; Keenlyside, N.; Raynaud, S., Journal of Climate, January 2005 (Vol. 18, No. 2, 350-371)

Cloud Feedbacks in the Climate System: A Critical Review, Stephens, G.L., Journal of Climate, January 2005 (Vol. 18, No. 2, 237-273)

North Atlantic Decadal Variability: Air-Sea Coupling, Oceanic Memory, and Potential Northern Hemisphere Resonance, Wu, L.; Liu, Z., Journal of Climate, January 2005 (Vol. 18, No. 2, 331-349)

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