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The Ozonolysis of Primary Aliphatic Amines in Fine Particles, J. Zahardis, S. Geddes, and G. A. Petrucci, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, February 29, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 4)

Spring to Summer Northward Migration of High O3 Over the Western North Atlantic, Choi, Y., Y. Wang, Q. Yang, D. Cunnold, T. Zeng, C. Shim, M. Luo, A. Eldering, E. Bucsela, and J. Gleason, Geophysical Research Letters, February 29, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04818, doi:10.1029/2007GL032276)

Diurnal Cycles of Precipitation, Clouds, and Lightning in the Tropics from 9 Years of TRMM Observations, Liu, C., and E. J. Zipser, Geophysical Research Letters, February 29, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04819, doi:10.1029/2007GL032437)

Aerosol Direct Radiative Effects Over Kanpur in the Indo-Gangetic Basin, Northern India: Long-term (2001–2005) Observations and Implications to Regional Climate, Dey, S., and S. N. Tripathi, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, February 29, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04212, doi:10.1029/2007JD009029)

Impacts of 3-D Radiative Effects on Satellite Cloud Detection and Their Consequences on Cloud Fraction and Aerosol Optical Depth Retrievals, Yang, Y., and L. Di Girolamo, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, February 29, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04213, doi:10.1029/2007JD009095)

Atmospheric Comparison of Electrochemical Cell Ozonesondes from Different Manufacturers, and with Different Cathode Solution Strengths: The Balloon Experiment on Standards for Ozonesondes, Deshler, T., et al., Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, February 29, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04307, doi:10.1029/2007JD008975)

Impact of Ice Temperature on Microwave Emissivity of Thin Newly Formed Sea Ice, Hwang, B. J., J. K. Ehn, and D. G. Barber, Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans, February 29, 2008 (Vol. 113, C02021, doi:10.1029/2006JC003930)

Numerical Simulations of Volcanic Jets: Importance of Vent Overpressure, Ogden, D. E., K. H. Wohletz, G. A. Glatzmaier, and E. E. Brodsky, Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth, February 29, 2008 (Vol. 113, B02204, doi:10.1029/2007JB005133)

Fine Pattern of Natural Modes in Sea Surface Temperature Variability: 1985–2003, Ge Chen and Haitao Li, Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2008 (Vol. 38, No. 2, doi:10.1175/2007JPO3592.1)

Tidal Propagation of Deep Tropical Cloud Signatures into the Thermosphere from TIMED Observations, Oberheide, J., and J. M. Forbes, Geophysical Research Letters, February 28, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04816, doi:10.1029/2007GL032397)

How Quickly do Cloud Droplets Form on Atmospheric Particles?, C. R. Ruehl, P. Y. Chuang, and A. Nenes, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, February 27, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 4)

Wind-driven Latent Heat Flux and the Intraseasonal Oscillation, Araligidad, N. M., and E. D. Maloney, Geophysical Research Letters, February 26, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04815, doi:10.1029/2007GL032746)

Monitoring Start of Season in Alaska with GLOBE, AVHRR, and MODIS Data, Robin, J., R. Dubayah, E. Sparrow, and E. Levine, Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences, February 26, 2008 (Vol. 113, G01017, doi:10.1029/2007JG000407)

SAGE II Measurements of Stratospheric Aerosol Properties at Non-volcanic Levels, L. W. Thomason, S. P. Burton, B.-P. Luo, and T. Peter, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, February 26, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 4)

A Case of Extreme Particulate Matter Concentrations Over Central Europe Caused by Dust Emitted Over the Southern Ukraine, W. Birmili, K. Schepanski, A. Ansmann, G. Spindler, I. Tegen, B. Wehner, A. Nowak, E. Reimer, I. Mattis, K. Müller, E. Brüggemann, T. Gnauk, H. Herrmann, A. Wiedensohler, D. Althausen, A. Schladitz, T. Tuch, and G. Löschau, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, February 26, 2008 (Vol. 8, No. 4)

Performance of Mixed Layer Models in Simulating SST in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Kara, A. B., A. J. Wallcraft, P. J. Martin, and E. P. Chassignet, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, February 23, 2008 (Vol. 113, C02020, doi:10.1029/2007JC004250)

Analysis of Terrestrial Water Storage Changes From GRACE and GLDAS, Syed, T. H., J. S. Famiglietti, M. Rodell, J. Chen, and C. R. Wilson, Water Resources Research, February 22, 2008 (Vol. 44, W02433, doi:10.1029/2006WR005779)

Trends in the Sea Ice Cover Using Enhanced and Compatible AMSR-E, SSM/I, and SMMR Data, Comiso, J. C., and F. Nishio, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, February 22, 2008 (Vol. 113, C02S07, doi:10.1029/2007JC004257)

Recent Variability and Trends of Antarctic Near-Surface Temperature, Monaghan, A. J., D. H. Bromwich, W. Chapman, and J. C. Comiso, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, February 22, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04105, doi:10.1029/2007JD009094)

Ten Years of Southern Hemisphere Polar Mesospheric Cloud Observations From the Polar Ozone and Aerosol Measurement Instruments, Lumpe, J. D., J. M. Alfred, E. P. Shettle, and R. M. Bevilacqua, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, February 22, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04205, doi:10.1029/2007JD009158)

Estimation of Surface Longwave Radiation Components From Ground-Based Historical Net Radiation and Weather Data, Park, G., X. Gao, and S. Sorooshian, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, February 22, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04207, doi:10.1029/2007JD008903)

Observations of the Trade Wind Wakes of Kauai and Oahu, Yang, Y., J. Ma, and S. Xie, Geophysical Research Letters, February 22, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04807, doi:10.1029/2007GL031742)

Wildfire Smoke Injection Heights: Two Perspectives From Space, Kahn, R. A., Y. Chen, D. L. Nelson, F. Leung, Q. Li, D. J. Diner, and J. A. Logan, Geophysical Research Letters, February 22, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04809, doi:10.1029/2007GL032165)

First Observational Estimates of Global Clear Sky Shortwave Aerosol Direct Radiative Effect Over Land, Patadia, F., P. Gupta, and S. A. Christopher, Geophysical Research Letters, February 22, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04810, doi:10.1029/2007GL032314)

Observation of Isolated High-Speed Auroral Streamers and Their Interpretation as Optical Signatures of Alfvén Waves Generated by Bursty Bulk Flows, Liu, W. W., J. Liang, E. F. Donovan, T. Trondsen, G. Baker, G. Sofko, B. Jackel, C.-P. Wang, S. Mende, H. U. Frey, and V. Angelopoulos, Geophysical Research Letters, February 21, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04104, doi:10.1029/2007GL032722)

Classifying Clouds Around the Globe With the CloudSat Radar: 1-Year of Results, Sassen, K., and Z. Wang, Geophysical Research Letters, February 21, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04805, doi:10.1029/2007GL032591)

Increase of Cloud Droplet Size With Aerosol Optical Depth: An Observation and Modeling Study, Yuan, T., Z. Li, R. Zhang, and J. Fan, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, February 21, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04201, doi:10.1029/2007JD008632)

Characterization of the Optical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols in Amazônia From Long-Term AERONET Monitoring (1993–1995 and 1999–2006), Schafer, J. S., T. F. Eck, B. N. Holben, P. Artaxo, and A. F. Duarte, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, February 21, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04204, doi:10.1029/2007JD009319)

Arctic Sea Ice Parameters From AMSR-E Data Using Two Techniques and Comparisons With Sea Ice From SSM/I, Comiso, J. C., and C. L. Parkinson, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, February 21, 2008 (Vol. 113, C02S05, doi:10.1029/2007JC004255)

Wind Work on the Geostrophic Ocean Circulation: An Observational Study of the Effect of Small Scales in the Wind Stress, Hughes, C. W., and C. Wilson, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, February 20, 2008 (Vol. 113, C02016, doi:10.1029/2007JC004371)

Partitioning the Solar Radiant Fluxes in Forest Canopies in the Presence of Snow, Pinty, B., T. Lavergne, T. Kaminski, O. Aussedat, R. Giering, N. Gobron, M. Taberner, M. M. Verstraete, M. Voßbeck, and J.-L. Widlowski, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, February 20, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04104, doi:10.1029/2007JD009096)

Storm Enhanced Densities (SED) as Possible Sources for Cleft Ion Fountain Dayside Ionospheric Outflows, Zeng, W., and J. L. Horwitz, Geophysical Research Letters, February 20, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04103, doi:10.1029/2007GL032511)

Mapping the Low Salinity Changjiang Diluted Water Using Satellite-Retrieved Colored Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) in the East China Sea during high river flow season, Sasaki, H., E. Siswanto, K. Nishiuchi, K. Tanaka, T. Hasegawa, and J. Ishizaka, Geophysical Research Letters, February 19, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04604, doi:10.1029/2007GL032637

Use of MISR Measurements to Study the Radiative Transfer of an Isolated Convective Cloud: Implications for Cloud Optical Thickness Retrieval, Cornet, C., and R. Davies, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, February 19, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04202, doi:10.1029/2007JD008921)

Validation of MODIS Derived Aerosol Optical Depth Over Western India, Misra, A., A. Jayaraman, and D. Ganguly, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, February 19, 2008 (Vol. 113, D04203, doi:10.1029/2007JD009075)

ICESat Measurements of Sea Ice Freeboard and Estimates of Sea Ice Thickness in the Weddell Sea, Zwally, H. J., D. Yi, R. Kwok, and Y. Zhao, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, February 19, 2008 (Vol. 113, C02S15, doi:10.1029/2007JC004284)

Thin Sea Ice Thickness as Inferred From Passive Microwave and in Situ Observations, Naoki, K., J. Ukita, F. Nishio, M. Nakayama, J. C. Comiso, and A. Gasiewski, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, February 19, 2008 (Vol. 113, C02S16, doi:10.1029/2007JC004270)

West Antarctic Peninsula Sea Ice in 2005: Extreme Ice Compaction and Ice Edge Retreat Due to Strong Anomaly With Respect to Climate, Massom, R. A., S. E. Stammerjohn, W. Lefebvre, S. A. Harangozo, N. Adams, T. A. Scambos, M. J. Pook, and C. Fowler, Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, February 19, 2008 (Vol. 113, C02S20, doi:10.1029/2007JC004239)

Observations of Enhanced Aerosol Longwave Radiative Forcing Over an Urban Environment, Panicker, A. S., G. Pandithurai, P. D. Safai, and S. Kewat, Geophysical Research Letters, February 29, 2008 (Vol. 35, L04817, doi:10.1029/2007GL032879)

Lagrangian Study of Tropical Instability Vortices in the Atlantic, Pierre Dutrieux, Christophe E. Menkes, Jerome Vialard, Pierre Flament, and Bruno Blanke, Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2008 (Vol. 38, No. 2, doi:10.1175/2007JPO3763.1)

A New Analytical Model for Heinrich Events and Climate Instability, Cathrine Sandal and Doron Nof, Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2008 (Vol. 38, No. 2, doi:10.1175/2007JPO3722.1)

Mechanisms of Interannual Variations of the Meridional Overturning Circulation of the North Atlantic Ocean, Cécile Cabanes, Tong Lee, and Lee-Lueng Fu, Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2008 (Vol. 38, No. 2, doi:10.1175/2007JPO3726.1)

Buffering Effect and Its Related Ocean Dynamics in the Indonesian Throughflow Region, Tangdong Qu, Yan Du, Julian P. McCreary Jr., Gary Meyers, and Toshio Yamagata, Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2008 (Vol. 38, No. 2, doi:10.1175/2007JPO3759.1)

On the Use of Satellite Altimetry to Infer the Earthquake Rupture Characteristics: Application to the 2004 Sumatra Event, A. Sladen and H. Hébert, Geophysical Journal International, February 2008 (Vol. 172, No. 2, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03669.x)

On the Wavelength of the Rossby Waves Radiated by Tropical Cyclones, Kyle D. Krouse, Adam H. Sobel, and Lorenzo M. Polvani, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, February 2008 (Vol. 65, No. 2, doi: 10.1175/2007JAS2402.1)

Modeling the Interaction between Cumulus Convection and Linear Gravity Waves Using a Limited-Domain Cloud System–Resolving Model, Zhiming Kuang, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, February 2008 (Vol. 65, No. 2, doi:10.1175/2007JAS2399.1)

Determination of the Combined Ventilation Factor and Capacitance for Ice Crystal Aggregates from Airborne Observations in a Tropical Anvil Cloud, Paul R. Field, J. Heymsfield, Aaron Bansemer, and Cynthia H. Twohy, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, February 2008 (Vol. 65, No. 2, doi:10.1175/2007JAS2391.1)

Potential Predictability of Long-Term Drought and Pluvial Conditions in the U.S. Great Plains, Siegfried D. Schubert, Max J. Suarez, Philip J. Pegion, Randal D. Koster, and Julio T. Bacmeister, Journal of Climate, February 2008 (Vol. 21, No. 4, doi:10.1175/2007JCLI1741.1)

The Roles of Atmospheric Stochastic Forcing (SF) and Oceanic Entrainment Temperature (Te) in Decadal Modulation of ENSO, Rong-Hua Zhang, Antonio J. Busalacchi, and David G. DeWitt, Journal of Climate, February 2008 (Vol. 21, No. 4, doi:10.1175/2007JCLI1665.1)

A Climatology of Diurnal and Semidiurnal Surface Wind Variations over the Tropical Pacific Ocean Based on the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Moored Buoy Array, Rei Ueyama and Clara Deser, Journal of Climate, February 2008 (Vol. 21, No. 4, doi:10.1175/JCLI1666.1)

Characterization of Errors in a Coupled Snow Hydrology–Microwave Emission Model, Konstantinos M. Andreadis, Ding Liang, Leung Tsang, Dennis P. Lettenmaier, and Edward G. Josberger, Journal of Hydrometeorology, February 2008 (Vol. 9, No. 1, doi:10.1175/2007JHM885.1)

Correcting Errors in Streamflow Forecast Ensemble Mean and Spread, Andrew W. Wood and John C. Schaake, Journal of Hydrometeorology, February 2008 (Vol. 9, No. 1, doi:10.1175/2007JHM885.1)

Spectral Analysis of Weekly Variation in PM10 Mass Concentration and Meteorological Conditions Over China, Yong-Sang Choi, Chang-Hoi Ho, Deliang Chen, Yeon-Hee Noh and Chang-Keun Song, Atmospheric Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 42, No. 4, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.075)

Mapping Surface Temperature in Large Lakes with MODIS Data, Yong-Sang Choi, Chang-Hoi Ho, Deliang Chen, Yeon-Hee Noh and Chang-Keun Song, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.015)

Wavelet Analysis of MODIS Time Series to Detect Expansion and Intensification of Row-Crop Agriculture in Brazil, Gillian L. Galford, John F. Mustard, Jerry Melillo, Aline Gendrin, Carlos C. Cerri and Carlos E.P. Cerri, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.017)

Multiscale Geostatistical Analysis of AVHRR, SPOT-VGT, and MODIS Global NDVI Products, Elena Tarnavsky, Sebastien Garrigues and Molly E. Brown, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.008)

Temporal Dynamics of PSR-Based Soil Moisture Across Spatial Scales in an Agricultural Landscape During SMEX02: A wavelet Approach, Narendra N. Das and Binayak P. Mohanty, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.011)

Interannual Vegetation Phenology Estimates From Global AVHRR Measurements: Comparison With In Situ data and Applications, F. Maignan, F.-M. Bréon, C. Bacour, J. Demarty and A. Poirson, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.011)

Development and Comparison of Landsat Radiometric and Snowpack Model Inversion Techniques for Estimating Geothermal Heat Flux, Fred G.R. Watson, Ryan E. Lockwood, Wendi B. Newman, Thor N. Anderson and Robert A. Garrott, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.010)

Quantifying the Impact of Cloud Obscuration on Remote Sensing of Active Fires in the Brazilian Amazon, Wilfrid Schroeder, Ivan Csiszar and Jeffrey Morisette, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.004)

Relations of Remote Sensing Leaf Water Indices to Leaf Water Thickness in Cowpea, Bean, and Sugarbeet Plants, H.-D. Seelig, A. Hoehn, L.S. Stodieck, D.M. Klaus, W.W. Adams III and W.J. Emery, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.05.002)

Hydrological Consistency Using Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Data for Water and Energy Cycle Studies, M.F. McCabe, E.F. Wood, R. Wójcik, M. Pan, J. Sheffield, H. Gao and H. Su, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.03.027)

Modeling and Assimilation of Root Zone Soil Moisture Using Remote Sensing Observations in Walnut Gulch Watershed During SMEX04, N.N. Das, B.P. Mohanty, M.H. Cosh and T.J. Jackson, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2006.10.027)

Appropriate Scale of Soil Moisture Retrieval From High Resolution Radar Imagery for Bare and Minimally Vegetated Soils, D.P. Thoma, M.S. Moran, R. Bryant, M.M. Rahman, C.D. Holifield Collins, T.O. Keefer, R. Noriega, I. Osman, S.M. Skrivin, M.A. Tischler, D.D. Bosch, P.J. Starks and C.D. Peters-Lidard, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.06.021)

Aircraft Based Soil Moisture Retrievals Under Mixed Vegetation and Topographic Conditions, R. Bindlish, T.J. Jackson, A. Gasiewski, B. Stankov, M. Klein, M.H. Cosh, I. Mladenova, C. Watts, E. Vivoni, V. Lakshmi, J. Bolten and T. Keefer, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.01.024)

Water Content Estimation From Hyperspectral Images and MODIS Indexes in Southeastern Arizona, Yen-Ben Cheng, Susan L. Ustin, David Riaño and Vern C. Vanderbilt, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.01.023)

Vegetation Water Content During SMEX04 From Ground Data and Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper Imagery, M. Tugrul Yilmaz, E. Raymond Hunt Jr., Lyssa D. Goins, Susan L. Ustin, Vern C. Vanderbilt and Thomas J. Jackson, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.03.029)

Effect of Remote Sensing Spatial Resolution on Interpreting Tower-Based Flux Observations, Fuqin Li, William P. Kustas, Martha C. Anderson, John H. Prueger and Russell L. Scott, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2006.11.032)

Spatial Sampling Uncertainty in SMEX04 Soil Moisture Fields: A Data-Based Resampling Experiment, Mekonnen Gebremichael and Enrique R. Vivoni, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2006.12.021)

Comparison of Ground-Based and Remotely-Sensed Surface Soil Moisture Estimates Over Complex Terrain During SMEX04, Enrique R. Vivoni, Mekonnen Gebremichael, Christopher J. Watts, Rajat Bindlish and Thomas J. Jackson, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2006.10.028)

Temporal Persistence and Stability of Surface Soil Moisture in a Semi-Arid Watershed, Michael H. Cosh, Thomas J. Jackson, Susan Moran and Rajat Bindlish, Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2008 (Vol. 112, No. 2, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.07.001)

Recent Antarctic Ice Mass Loss From Radar Interferometry and Regional Climate Modelling, Eric Rignot, Jonathan L. Bamber, Michiel R. van den Broeke, Curt Davis, Yonghong Li, Willem Jan van de Berg & Erik van Meijgaard, Nature Geoscience, February 2008 (Vol. 1, No. 2, doi:10.1038/ngeo102)

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