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the tropical belt in a changing climate. Nature Geoscience,
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Free, M., and D. J. Seidel, 2007: Comment on "Biases in
stratospheric and tropospheric temperature trends derived
from historical radiosonde data" by Randel and Wu (2006).J. Climate, 20, 3704-3709, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4210.1.
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Seidel, D.J., and W.J. Randel, 2007: Recent widening of the tropical
belt: Evidence from tropopause observations.J. Geophys.
Res., 112, D20113, doi:10.1029/2007JD008861.
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Sun, B., T.R. Karl, and D.J. Seidel, 2007: Changes in cloud
ceiling occurrence frequencies and ceiling heights over the
United States since the early 1950s.J. Climate,
20, 3956-3970, DOI: 10.1175/JCLI4213.1.
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Randel, W. J., D. J. Seidel, and L. L. Pan, 2007: Observational
characteristics of double tropopauses. J. Geophys.
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2006
Angell, J. K., 2006: Changes in the 300-mb north circumpolar vortex,
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Liang, X.-Z., J. Pan, J. Zhu, K. E. Kunkel, J. X. L. Wang, and A.
Dai, 2006: Regional climate model downscaling of the U.S.
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Seidel, D.J., and M. Free, 2006: Measurement requirements for climate
monitoring of upper-air temperature derived from reanalysis
data.J. Climate, 19, 854-871. Reprint
Seidel, D.J., and W.J. Randel, 2006: Variability and trends in
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Free, M., and D.J. Seidel, 2005: Causes of differing temperature
trends in radiosonde upper-air datasets,J. Geophys.
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Free, M., D.J. Seidel, J.K. Angell, J. Lanzante, I. Durre, T.C. Peterson,
2005: Radiosonde Atmospheric Temperature Products for Assessing
Climate (RATPAC): A new data set of large-area anomaly time
series, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D22101, doi:10.1029/2005JD006169.
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Pepin, N. C., and J. R. Norris, 2005: An examination of the differences
between surface and free-air temperature trend at high-elevation
sites: relationships with cloud cover, snow cover, and wind.
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Pepin, N. C., and D. J. Seidel, 2005: A global comparison of surface
and free-air temperatures at high elevations, J. Geophys.
Res., 110, D03104, doi:10.1029/2004JD005047.
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Santer, B.D., T.M.L. Wigley, C. Mears, F.J. Wentz, S.A. Klein, D.J.
Seidel, K.E. Taylor, P.W. Thorne, M.F. Wehner, P.J. Gleckler,
J.S. Boyle, W.D. Collins, K.W. Dixon, C. Doutriaux, M. Free,
Q. Fu, J.E. Hansen, G.S. Jones, R. Ruedy, T.R. Karl, J.R.
Lanzante, G.A. Meehl, V. Ramaswamy, G. Russell, and G.A. Schmidt,
2005: Amplification of surface temperature trends and variability
in the tropical atmosphere.Science, 309, 1551-1555.
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Seidel, D.J., 2005: Research Highlights-Journal Club: Follow the
ups and downs of a boundary in the atmosphere with a climate
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Seidel, D.J., A. Robock, J. Angell, B. Hicks, K. Labitzke, J. Lanzante,
J. Logan, J. Mahlman, V. Ramaswamy, B. Randel, G. Rasmusson,
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Free, M., J.K. Angell, I. Durre, J. Lanzante, T.C. Peterson and
D.J. Seidel, 2004: Using first differences to reduce inhomogeneity
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Free, M., M. Bister, K. Emanuel, 2004: Potential intensity of tropical
cyclones: Comparison of results from radiosonde and reanalysis
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of stratospheric cooling to satellite-inferred tropospheric
temperature trends, Nature, 429, 55-58: doi: 10.103/nature02524.
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Fu, Q., D.J. Seidel, C.M. Johanson, and S.G. Warren, 2004:
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Liang, X.-Z., L. Li, K.E. Kunkel, M. Ting, and J. Wang, 2004, Regional
climate model simulation of U.S. precipitation during 1982-2002:
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climate variations in radiosonde and satellite upper-air temperature
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to linear trends for characterizing global atmospheric temperature
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Angell, J.K., 2003: Effect of exclusion of anomalous tropical stations
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Lanzante,
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of monthly radiosonde temperature data. Part II: Trends, sensitivities,
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Li, J., and J.X.L. Wang, 2003: A modified zonal index and its
physical sense. Geophysical Research Letters, 30(12):1632,
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Gettelman,
A., D. J. Seidel, M. C. Wheeler and R. J. Ross, 2002: Multi-decadal
trends in tropical convective available potential energy.J. Geophys. Res., 107: D21, doi: 10.1029/2001JD001082.
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Ross,
R.J., W.P. Elliott, and D.J. Seidel, 2002: Lower-tropospheric
humidity-temperature relationships in radiosonde observations
and atmospheric general circulation models.J. Hydromet.,
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Zhou, S., A.J. Miller, J. Wang, and J.K. Angell, 2002: Downward-propagating
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Angell, J.K., 2001: Relation of size and displacement of the 300
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Ross, R.J., and W.P. Elliott, 2001: Radiosonde-based Northern Hemisphere
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Seidel, D.J., R.J. Ross, J.K. Angell, and G.C. Reid, 2001: Climatological
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Wang, J.X.L., and D.J. Gaffen, 2001: Late-twentieth-century climatology
and trends of surface humidity and temperature in China.J. Climate, 14, 2833-2845.
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Wang, J.X.L., and D.J. Gaffen, 2001: Trends in extremes of surface
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Angell, J.K., 2000: Difference in radiosonde temperature trend for
the period 1979-1998 of MSU data and the period 1959-1998 twice
as long.Geophys. Research Letters, 27, 2177-2180.
Elliott, W.P. and R.J. Ross, 2000: Estimated impacts of synoptic scheduling
of radiosondes on climate records.J. Climate, 13,
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Gaffen, D.J., R.J. Ross, and J. Gille 2000: Water vapor's role in
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Gaffen, D.J., B.D. Santer, J.S. Boyle, J.R. Christy, N.E. Graham, and
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Randel, W.J., F. Wu, and D.J. Gaffen, 2000: Interannual variability
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Santer, B.D., T.M.L. Wigley, D.J. Gaffen, L. Bengtsson, C. Doutriaux,
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troposphere.Science, 287, 1227-1232.
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Santer, B.D., T.M.L.Wigley, J.S. Boyle, D.J. Gaffen, J.J. Hnilo, D.
Nychka, D.E. Parker and K.E. Taylor, 2000: Statistical
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1999
Angell, J.K., 1999: Variation with height and latitude of radiosonde
temperature trends in North America, 1975-94. J. Climate,
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Gaffen, D.J., and R.J. Ross, 1999: Climatology and trends of U.S. surface
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Ross, R.J. and S. Rosenfeld, 1999: Correction to 'Estimating mean
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Angell, J.K., 1998: Impact of El Chichon and Pinatubo on ozonesonde
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Elliott, W.P., R.J. Ross, and B. Schwartz, 1998: Effects on climate
records of changes in National Weather Service humidity processing
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Gaffen, D.J., D.B. Franklin, E.W. Friday, Jr., E. Gorre-Dale, H. Kootval,
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women in World Meteorological Organization activities and in
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1997
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Gaffen, D.J., E.W. Friday, K.E. Weston, and D.B. Franklin, 1997: The
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Angell, J.K., 1993: Reexamination of the relations between depth
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Gaffen, D.J., and W.P. Elliott, 1993: Column water vapor content
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