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

Observations of Deep Convective Influence on Stratospheric Water Vapor and Its Isotopic Composition, Hanisco, T.F.; Moyer, E.J.; Weinstock, E.M.; St. Clair, J.M.; Sayres, D.S.; Smith, J.B.; Lockwood, R.; Anderson, J.G.; Dessler, A.E.; Keutsch, F.N.; Spackman, J.R.; Read, W.G.; Bui, T.P., Geophysical Research Letters, February 27, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 4, L04814, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027899)

Iron Links River Runoff and Shelf Width to Phytoplankton Biomass along the U.S. West Coast, Chase, Z.; Strutton, P.G.; Hales, B., Geophysical Research Letters, February 27, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 4, L04607, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028069)

Flux Transfer Events in the Cusp, Omidi, N.; Sibeck, D.G., Geophysical Research Letters, February 27, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 4, L04106, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028698)

Estimates of Atmospheric Dry Deposition and Associated Input of Nutrients to Gulf of Aqaba Seawater, Chen, Y.; Mills, S.; Street, J.; Golan, D.; Post, A.; Jacobson, M.; Paytan, A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 27, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D4, D04309, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007858)

Performance Assessment of a Five-Channel Estimation-Based Ice Cloud Retrieval Scheme for Use Over the Global Oceans, Cooper, S.J.; L'Ecuyer, T.S.; Gabriel, P.; Baran, A.J.; Stephens, G.L., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 27, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D4, D04207, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007122)

Glacier Changes In Southeast Alaska and Northwest British Columbia and Contribution to Sea Level Rise, Larsen, C.F.; Motyka, R.J.; Arendt, A.A.; Echelmeyer, K.A.; Geissler, P.E., Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, February 24, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. F1, F01007, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JF000586)

Tropospheric Vertical Distribution of Tropical Atlantic Ozone Observed by TES during the Northern African Biomass Burning Season, Jourdain, L.; Worden, H.M.; Worden, J.R.; Bowman, K.; Li, Q.; Eldering, A.; Kulawik, S.S.; Osterman, G.; Boersma, K.F.; Fisher, B.; Rinsland, C.P.; Beer, R.; Gunson, M., Geophysical Research Letters, February 23, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 4, L04810, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028284)

Cloud Condensation Nuclei Closure during the International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation 2004 Campaign: Effects of Size-Resolved Composition, Medina, J.; Nenes, A.; Sotiropoulou, Rafaella-Eleni, P.; Cottrell, L.D.; Ziemba, L.D.; Beckman, Pieter J.; Griffin, R.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 23, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D10, D10S31, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007588)

Seasonal Characteristics of the Physicochemical Properties of North Atlantic Marine Atmospheric Aerosols, Yoon, Y.J.; Ceburnis, D.; Cavalli, F.; Jourdan, O.; Putaud, J.P.; Facchini, M.C.; Decesari, S.; Fuzzi, S.; Sellegri, K.; Jennings, S.G.; O'Dowd, C.D., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 23, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D4, D04206, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD007044)

Four-Stream Isosector Approximation for Canopy Radiative Transfer, Tian, Y.; Dickinson, R.E.; Zhou, L., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 23, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D4, D04107, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007545)

Large Subglacial Lakes in East Antarctica at the Onset of Fast-Flowing Ice Streams, Bell, R.E.; Studinger, M.; Shuman, C.A.; Fahnestock, M.A.; Joughin, I., Nature, February 22, 2007 (Vol. 445, 904-907, Paper No. 10.1038/nature05554)

Using the Material-Point Method to Model Sea Ice Dynamics, Sulsky, D.; Schreyer, H.; Peterson, K.; Kwok, R.; Coon, M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, February 22, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C2, C02S90, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003329)

An Objective Ocean Temperature and Salinity Analysis Using Covariances from a Global Climate Model, Smith, D.M.; Murphy, J.M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, February 22, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C2, C02022, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JC003172)

Mean Seasonal Cycle of Isothermal Depth in the South China Sea, Qu, T.; Du, Y.; Gan, J.; Wang, D., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, February 22, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C2, C02020, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JC003583)

Regional Carbon Fluxes from an Observationally Constrained Dynamic Ecosystem Model: Impacts of Disturbance, [CO2] Fertilization, and Heterogeneous Land Cover, Desai, A.R.; Moorcroft, P.R.; Bolstad, P.V.; Davis, K.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, February 21, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. G1, G01017, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JG000264)

Investigation of a "Wall" Wave Event, Li, F.; Swenson, G.R.; Liu, A.Z.; Taylor, M.; Zhao, Y., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 20, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D4, D04104, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007213)

22-Year Survey of Tropical Convection Penetrating Into the Lower Stratosphere, Rossow, W.B.; Pearl, C., Geophysical Research Letters, February 17, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 4, L04803, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028635)

Two Competing Pathways of Aerosol Effects on Cloud and Precipitation Formation, Takemura, T.; Kaufman, Y.J.; Remer, L.A.; Nakajima, T., Geophysical Research Letters, February 17, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 4, L04802, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028349)

A Global Climate Model Study of [CH4] Emissions during the Holocene and Glacial-Interglacial Transitions Constrained by Ice Core Data, Harder, S.L.; Shindell, D.T.; Schmidt, G.A.; Brook, E.J., Global Biogeochemical Cycles, February 16, 2007 (Vol. 21, No. 1, GB1011, Paper No. 10.1029/2005GB002680)

Simulations of Cumulus Clouds Using a Spectral Microphysics Cloud-Resolving Model, Fan, J.; Zhang, R.; Li, G.; Tao, W.-K.; Li, X., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 16, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D4, D04201, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007688)

Comparisons of Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (TES) Ozone Profiles to Ozonesondes: Methods and Initial Results, Worden, H.M.; Logan, J.A.; Worden, J.R.; Beer, R.; Bowman, K.; Clough, S.A.; Eldering, A.; Fisher, B.M.; Gunson, M.R.; Herman, R.L.; Kulawik, S.S.; Lampel, M.C.; Luo, M.; Megretskaia, I.A.; Osterman, G.B.; Shephard, M.W., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 15, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D3, D03309, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007258)

Trace Gas and Particulate Emissions from the 2003 Southern California Wildfires, M�hle, J.; Lueker, T.J.; Su, Y.; Miller, B.R.; Prather, K.A.; Weiss, R.F., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 15, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D3, D03307, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007350)

Direct and Indirect Effects of Anthropogenic Aerosols on Regional Precipitation over East Asia, Huang, Y.; Chameides, W.L.; Dickinson, R.E., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 15, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D3, D03212, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007114)

Spectral Properties of Mesospheric Ice Clouds: Evidence for Nonspherical Particles, Rapp, M.; Thomas, G.E.; Baumgarten, G., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 15, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D3, D03211, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007322)

Nanoclimate Environment of Cyanobacterial Communities in China's Hot and Cold Hyperarid Deserts, Warren-Rhodes, K.A.; Rhodes, K.L.; Liu, S.; Zhou, P.; McKay, C.P., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, February 15, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. G1, G01016, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JG000260)

Investigation of Ionospheric Electron Content Variations Before Earthquakes in Southern California, 2003-2004, Dautermann, T.; Calais, E.; Haase, J.; Garrison, J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, February 15, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. B2, B02106, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JB004447)

An Active Subglacial Water Stream System in West Antarctica Mapped from Space, Fricker, H.A.; Scambos, T.; Bindschadler, R.; Padman, L., Science, published online February 15, 2007 in Science Express (Paper No. 10.1126/science.1136897)

Evolution of Melt Pond Volume on the Surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet, Sneed, W.A.; Hamilton, G.S., Geophysical Research Letters, February 14, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 3, L03501, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028697)

Variability in Horizontal Current Velocities in the Central and Eastern Equatorial Atlantic in 2002, Bunge, L.; Provost, C.; Kartavtseff, A., Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, February 14, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C2, C02014, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JC003704)

On the Arctic Climate Paradox and the Continuing Role of Atmospheric Circulation in Affecting Sea Ice Conditions, Maslanik, J.; Drobot, S.; Fowler, C.; Emery, W.; Barry, R., Geophysical Research Letters, February 13, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 3, L03711, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028269)

Measurement of [HO2] [NO2] in the Free Troposphere During the Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment-North America 2004, Kim, S.; Huey, L.G.; Stickel, R.E.; Tanner, D.J.; Crawford, J.H.; Olson, J.R.; Chen, G.; Brune, W.H.; Ren, X.; Lesher, R.; Wooldridge, P.J.; Bertram, T.H.; Perring, A.; Cohen, R.C.; Lefer, B.L.; Shetter, R.E.; Avery, M.; Diskin, G.; Sokolik, I., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 10, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D12, D12S01, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007676)

Timescale Dependence of Environmental and Plant-Mediated Controls on [CH4] Flux in a Temperate Fen, Treat, C.C.; Bubier, J.L.; Varner, R.K.; Crill, P.M., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, February 10, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. G1, G01014, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JG000210)

Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes (SHADOZ) 1998-2004 Tropical Ozone Climatology: 3. Instrumentation, Station-to-Station Variability, and Evaluation with Simulated Flight Profiles, Thompson, A.M.; Witte, J.C.; Smit, H.G.J.; Oltmans, S.J.; Johnson, B.J.; Kirchhoff, V.W.J.H.; Schmidlin, F.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 9, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D3, D03304, Paper No. 10.1029/2005JD007042)

Cloud Droplet Sedimentation, Entrainment Efficiency, and Subtropical Stratocumulus Albedo, Bretherton, C.S.; Blossey, P.N.; Uchida, J., Geophysical Research Letters, February 9, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 3, L03813, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027648)

Effect of Moisture on Leaf Litter Decomposition and Its Contribution to Soil Respiration in a Temperate Forest, Cisneros-Dozal, L.M.; Trumbore, S.E.; Hanson, P.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, February 9, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. G1, G01013, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JG000197)

Direct Measurements of the Convective Recycling of the Upper Trposphere, Bertram, T.H.; Perring, A.E.; Wooldridge, P.J.; Crounse, J.D.; Kwan, A.J.; Wennberg, P.O.; Scheuer, E.; Dibb, J.; Avery, M.; Sachse, G.; Vay, S.A.; Crawford, J.H.; McNaughton, C.S.; Clarke, A.; Pickering, K.E.; Fuelberg, H.; Huey, G.; Blake, D.R.; Singh, H.B.; Hall, S.R.; Shetter, R.E.; Fried, A.; Heikes, B.G.; Cohen, R.C., Science, February 9, 2007 (Vol. 315, No. 5813, 816-820, Paper No. 10.1126/science.1134548)

Variability in Global Top-of-Atmosphere Shortwave Radiation Between 2000 and 2005, Loeb, N.G.; Wielicki, B.A.; Rose, F.G.; Doelling, D.R., Geophysical Research Letters, February 8, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 3, L03704, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028196)

Relation Between Sea Level and Bottom Pressure and the Vertical Dependence of Oceanic Variability, Vinogradova, N.T.; Ponte, R.M.; Stammer, D., Geophysical Research Letters, February 8, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 3, L03608, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028588)

Feasibility of Observing Dayside Aurora Using NIR Camera Onboard High-Altitude Balloons, Zhou, X.-Y.; Lummerzheim, D.; Gladstone, R.; Gunapala, S., Geophysical Research Letters, February 8, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 3, L03105, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028611)

Sensitivity of Climate Forcing and Response to Dust Optical Properties in an Idealized Model, Shell, K.M.; Somerville, R.C.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 8, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D3, D03206, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007198)

Direct Radiative Effect of Mineral Dust and Volcanic Aerosols in a Simple Aerosol Climate Model, Shell, K.M.; Somerville, R.C.J., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 8, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D3, D03205, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007197)

Evaluating Water Stress Controls on Primary Production in Biogeochemical and Remote Sensing Based Models, Mu, Q.; Zhao, M.; Heinsch, F.A.; Liu, M.; Tian, H.; Running, S.W., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, February 8, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. G1, G01012, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JG000179)

Rapid Changes in Ice Discharge from Greenland Outlet Glaciers, Howat, I.M.; Joughin, I.R.; Scambos, T.A., Science, published online February 8, 2007 (Paper No. 10.1126/science.1138478)

Dust Transport Over the Eastern Mediterranean Derived from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer, Aerosol Robotic Network, and Surface Measurements, Kalivitis, N.; Gerasopoulos, E.; Vrekoussis, M.; Kouvarakis, G.; Kubilay, N.; Hatzianastassiou, N.; Vardavas, I.; Mihalopoulos, N., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 7, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D3, D03202, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007510)

Sensitivity of Pan-Arctic Terrestrial Net Primary Productivity Simulations to Daily Surface Meteorology from NCEP-NCAR and ERA-40 Reanalyses, Zhang, Ke; Kimball, J.S.; Zhao, M.; Oechel, W.C.; Cassano, J.; Running, S.W., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, February 7, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. G1, G01011, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JG000249)

Estimation of Interannual and Interdecadal Variations of Typhoon-Induced Primary Production: A Case Study for the Outer Shelf of the East China Sea, Siswanto, E.; Ishizaka, J.; Yokouchi, K.; Tanaka, K.; Tan, C.K., Geophysical Research Letters, February 6, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 3, L03604, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL028368)

Stable Isotope Ratios in Atmospheric [CH4]: Implications for Seasonal Sources and Sinks, Tyler, S.C.; Rice, A.L.; Ajie, H.O., Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, February 6, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. D3, D03303, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JD007231)

MODIS Chlorophyll Variability in the Northern Adriatic Sea and Relationship with Forcing Parameters, Mauri, E.; Poulain, P.-M.; Juznic-Zonta, Z., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, February 6, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. C3, C03S11, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JC003545)

Adaptation of a Model-Generated Cloud Database to Satellite Observations, Seo, E.-K.; Liu, G.; Tao, W.-K.; Han, S.-O., Geophysical Research Letters, February 3, 2007 (Vol. 34, No. 3, L03805, Paper No. 10.1029/2006GL027857)

Stoichiometry of [CH4] and [CO2] Flux in a California Rice Paddy, McMillan, A.M.S.; Goulden, M.L.; Tyler, S.C., Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, February 3, 2007 (Vol. 112, No. G1, G01008, Paper No. 10.1029/2006JG000198)

The Impact of Transpacific Transport of Mineral Dust in the United States, Fairlie, T.D.; Jacob, D.J.; Park, R.J., Atmospheric Environment, February 2007 (Vol. 41, No. 6, 1251-1266)

Comparative Lahar Hazard Mapping at Volcan Citlalt�petl, Mexico Using SRTM, ASTER And DTED-1 Digital Topographic Data, Hubbard, B.E.; Sheridan, M.F.; Carrasco-N��ez, G.; D�az-Castell�n, R.; Rodr�guez, S.R., Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, February 2007 (Vol. 160, No. 1-2, 99-124)

Regional Evaporation Estimates from Flux Tower and MODIS Satellite Data, Cleugh, H.A.; Leuning, R.; Mu, Q.; Running, S.W., Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2007 (Vol. 106, No. 3, 258-304)

Characterization of Post-Fire Surface Cover, Soils, and Burn Severity at the Cerro Grande Fire, New Mexico, Using Hyperspectral and Multispectral Remote Sensing, Kokaly, R.F.; Rockwell, B.W.; Haire, S.L.; King, T.V.V., Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2007 (Vol. 106, No. 3, 305-325)

Near-Real Time Retrievals of Land Surface Temperature Within the MODIS Rapid Response System, Pinheiro, A.C.T.; Descloitres, J.; Privette, J.L.; Susskind, J.; Iredell, L.; Schmaltz, J., Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2007 (Vol. 106, No. 3, 326-336)

Contribution of the MODIS Instrument to Observations of Deep Convective Storms and Stratospheric Moisture Detection in GOES and MSG Imagery, Setv�k, M.; Rabin, R.M.; Wang, P.K., Atmospheric Research, February 2007 (Vol. 83, No. 2-4, 505-518)

Fusion of Imaging Spectrometer and LIDAR Data Over Combined Radiative Transfer Models for Forest Canopy Characterization, Koetz, B.; Sun, G.; Morsdorf, F.; Ranson, K.J.; Kneub�hler, M.; Itten, K.; Allg�wer, B., Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2007 (Vol. 106, No. 4, 449-459)

Relative Spectral Mixture Analysis � A Multitemporal Index of Total Vegetation Cover, Okin, G.S., Remote Sensing of Environment, February 2007 (Vol. 106, No. 4, 467-479)

Recent Climate-Driven Increases in Vegetation Productivity for the Western Arctic: Evidence of an Acceleration of the Northern Terrestrial Carbon Cycle, Kimball, J.S.; Zhao, M.; McGuire, A.D.; Heinsch, F.A.; Clein, J.; Calef, M.; Jolly, W.M.; Kang, S.; Euskirchen, S.E.; McDonald, K.C.; Running, S.W., Earth Interactions, February 2007 (Vol. 11, No. 4, 1-30)

Recent Climate Observations Compared to Projections, Rahmstorf, S.; Cazenave, A.; Church, J.A.; Hansen, J.E.; Keeling, R.F.; Parker, D.E.; Somerville, R.J.C., Science, published online February 1, 2007 in Express Brevia (Paper No. 10.1126/science.1136843)

Importance of Rain Evaporation and Continental Convection in the Tropical Water Cycle, Worden, J.; Noone, D.; Bowman, K., Nature, February 1, 2007 (Vol. 445, 528-532, Paper No. 10.1038/nature05508)

The Scripps Coupled Ocean�Atmosphere Regional (SCOAR) Model, with Applications in the Eastern Pacific Sector, Seo, H.; Miller, A.J.; Roads, J.O., Journal of Climate, February 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 3, 381-402)

A New Look at Stratospheric Sudden Warmings. Part II: Evaluation of Numerical Model Simulations, Charlton, A.J.; Polvani, L.M.; Perlwitz, J.; Sassi, F.; Manzini, E.; Shibata, K.; Pawson, S.; Nielsen, J.E.; Rind, D., Journal of Climate, February 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 3, 470-488)

Global Distribution of Tropical Deep Convection: Different Perspectives from TRMM Infrared and Radar Data, Liu, C.; Zipser, E.J.; Nesbitt, S.W., Journal of Climate, February 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 3, 489-503)

Multi-Instrument Comparison of Top-of-Atmosphere Reflected Solar Radiation, Loeb, N.G.; Wielicki, B.A.; Su, W.; Loukachine, K.; Sun, W.; Wong, T.; Priestley, K.J.; Matthews, G.; Miller, W.F.; Davies, R., Journal of Climate, February 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 3, 575-591)

Detection of Human Influence on a New, Validated 1500-Year Temperature Reconstruction, Hegerl, G.C.; Crowley, T.J.; Allen, M.; Hyde, W.T.; Pollack, H.N.; Smerdon, J.; Zorita, E., Journal of Climate, February 2007 (Vol. 20, No. 4, 650-666)

Estimating and Correcting Global Weather Model Error, Danforth, C.M.; Kalnay, E.; Miyoshi, T., Monthly Weather Review, February 2007 (Vol. 135, No. 2, 281-299)

The Impact of Multisatellite Data on the Initialization and Simulation of Hurricane Lili�s (2002) Rapid Weakening Phase, Zhang, X.; Xiao, Q.; Fitzpatrick, P.J., Monthly Weather Review, February 2007 (Vol. 135, No. 2, 526-548)

The Impact of Assimilating SSM/I and QuikSCAT Satellite Winds on Hurricane Isidore Simulations, Chen, S.-H., Monthly Weather Review, February 2007 (Vol. 135, No. 2, 549-566)

The Fidelity of NCEP CFS Seasonal Hindcasts over Nordeste, Misra, V.; Zhang, Y., Monthly Weather Review, February 2007 (Vol. 135, No. 2, 618-627)

Evolution, Structure, Cloud Microphysical, and Surface Rainfall Processes of Monsoon Convection during the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment, Wang, J.-J.; Li, X.; Carey, L.D., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, February 2007 (Vol. 64, No. 2, 360-380)

Cloud Activating Properties of Aerosol Observed during CELTIC, Stroud, C.A.; Nenes, A.; Jimenez, J.L.; DeCarlo, P.F.; Huffman, J.A.; Bruintjes, R.; Nemitz, E.; Delia, A.E.; Toohey, D.W.; Guenther, A.B.; Nandi, S., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, February 2007 (Vol. 64, No. 2, 441-459)

Spectral Properties of One-Dimensional Diffusive Systems Subject to Stochastic Forcing, Liu, H.-L., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, February 2007 (Vol. 64, No. 2, 579-593)

A Simple Model of the Millimeter-Wave Scattering Parameters of Randomly Oriented Aggregates of Finite Cylindrical Ice Hydrometeors, Weinman, J.A.; Kim, M.-J., Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, February 2007 (Vol. 64, No. 2, 634-644)

Estimation of Water Temperature of Large Lakes in Cold Climate Regions during the Period of Strong Coupling between Water and Air Temperature Fluctuations, Bussi�res, N.; Granger, R.J., Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, February 2007 (Vol. 24, No. 2, 285-296)

Aircraft Measurements over Europe of an Air Pollution Plume from Southeast Asia -Aerosol and Chemical Characterization, Stohl, A.; Forster, C.; Huntrieser, H.; Mannstein, H.; McMillan, W.W.; Petzold, A.; Schlager, H.; Weinzierl, B., Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, February 2007 (Vol. 7, 913-937)

Orographic Precipitation and Water Vapor Fractionation over the Southern Andes, Smith, R.B.; Evans, J.P., Journal of Hydrometeorology, February 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 1, 3-19)

The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-Global, Multiyear, Combined-Sensor Precipitation Estimates at Fine Scales, Huffman, G.J.; Adler, R.F.; Bolvin, D.T.; Gu, G.; Nelkin, E.J.; Bowman, K.P.; Hong, Y.; Stocker, E.F.; Wolff, D.B., Journal of Hydrometeorology, February 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 1, 38-55)

A Novel Method for Quantifying Value in Spaceborne Soil Moisture Retrievals, Crow, W.T., Journal of Hydrometeorology, February 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 1, 56-67)

Numerical Studies of Wet versus Dry Soil Regimes in the West African Sahel, Alonge, C.J.; Mohr, K.I.; Tao, W.-K., Journal of Hydrometeorology, February 2007 (Vol. 8, No. 1, 102-116)

Is Aerosol Formation in Cirrus Clouds Possible?, Kazil, J.; Lovejoy, E.R.; Jensen, E.J.; Hanson, D.R., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, February 2007 (Vol. 7, 1407-1413)

Evaluation of GFDL and Simple Statistical Model Rainfall Forecasts for U.S. Landfalling Tropical Storms, Tuleya, R.E.; DeMaria, M.; Kuligowski, R.J., Weather and Forecasting, February 2007 (Vol. 22, No. 1, 56-70)

Facing the Challenges of the International Airways Volcano Watch: The 2004/05 Eruptions of Manam, Papua New Guinea, Tupper, A.; Itikarai, I.; Richards, M.; Prata, F.; Carn, S.; Rosenfeld, D., Weather and Forecasting, February 2007 (Vol. 22, No. 1, 175-191)

Tides and the Climate: Some Speculations, Munk, W.; Bills, B., Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 2, 135-147)

Decadal Spinup of the South Pacific Subtropical Gyre, Roemmich, D.; Gilson, J.; Davis, R.; Sutton, P.; Wijffels, S.; Riser, S., Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 2, 162-173)

Intraseasonal Variability of the Equatorial Indian Ocean Observed from Sea Surface Height, Wind, and Temperature Data, Fu, L.-L., Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 2, 188-202)

The Global Ocean Mass Budget in 1993�2003 Estimated from Sea Level Change, Wenzel, M.; Schr�ter, J., Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 2, 203-213)

Antarctic Circumpolar Current Transport Variability during 2003�05 from GRACE, Zlotnicki, V.; Wahr, J.; Fukumori, I.; Song, Y.T., Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 2, 230-244)

Effects of Stratification on the Large-Scale Ocean Response to Barometric Pressure, Ponte, R.M.; Vinogradov, S.V., Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 2, 245-258)

Interannual to Decadal Changes in the ECCO Global Synthesis, K�hl, A.; Stammer, D.; Cornuelle, B., Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 2, 313-337)

A Near-Uniform Basin-Wide Sea Level Fluctuation of the Mediterranean Sea, Fukumori, I.; Menemenlis, D.; Lee, T., Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 2, 338-358)

Atlantic to Mediterranean Sea Level Difference Driven by Winds near Gibraltar Strait, Menemenlis, D.; Fukumori, I.; Lee, T., Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 2, 359-376)

Adjoint Sensitivity of an Ocean General Circulation Model to Bottom Topography, Losch, M.; Heimbach, P., Journal of Physical Oceanography, February 2007 (Vol. 37, No. 2, 377-393)

Thin Liquid Water Clouds: Their Importance and Our Challenge, Turner, D.D.; Vogelmann, A.M.; Austin, R.T.; Barnard, J.C.; Cady-Pereira, K.; Chiu, J.C.; Clough, S.A.; Flynn, C.; Khaiyer, M.M.; Liljegren, J.; Johnson, K.; Lin, V.; Long, C.; Marshak, A.; Matrosov, S.Y.; McFarlane, S.A.; Miller, M.; Min, Q.; Minnis, P.; O'Hirok, W.; Wang, Z.; Wiscombe, W., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, February 2007 (Vol. 88, No. 2, 177-190)

An Intercomparison of Microphysical Retrieval Algorithms for Upper-Tropospheric Ice Clouds, Comstock, J.M.; d'Entremont, R.; DeSlover, D.; Mace, G.G.; Matrosov, S.Y.; McFarlane, S.A.; Minnis, P.; Mitchell, D.; Sassen, K.; Shupe, M.D.; Turner, D.D.; Wang, Z., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, February 2007 (Vol. 88, No. 2, 191-204)

The Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment , Verlinde, J.; Harrington, J.Y.; McFarquhar, G.M.; Yannuzzi, V.T.; Avramov, A.; Greenberg, S.; Johnson, N.; Zhang, G.; Poellot, M.R.; Mather, J.H.; Turner, D.D.; Eloranta, E.W.; Zak, B.D.; Prenni, A.J.; Daniel, J.S.; Kok, G.L.; Tobin, D.C.; Holz, R.; Sassen, K.; Spangenberg, D.; Minnis, P.; Tooman, T.P.; Ivey, M.D.; Richardson, S.J.; Bahrmann, C.P.; Shupe, M.; DeMott, P.J.; Heymsfield, A.J.; Schofield, R., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, February 2007 (Vol. 88, No. 2, 205-221)

The Global Circuit Intensity: Its Measurement and Variation over the Last 50 Years, Markson, R., Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, February 2007 (Vol. 88, No. 2, 223-241)

Different Approaches for Constraining Global Climate Models of the Anthropogenic Indirect Aerosol Effect, Lohmann, U.; Quaas, J.; Kinne, S.; Feichter, J.; Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, February 2007 (Vol. 88, No. 2, 243-249)

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