Giovanni Publications 2016

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Abera, W., Brocca, L., and Rigon, R. (2016) Comparative evaluation of different satellite rainfall estimation products and bias correction in the Upper Blue Nile (UBN) basin. Atmospheric Research, 178– 179, 471-483, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.04.017.

Adesina, A.J., Kumar, K.R., Sivakumar, V., and Piketh, S.J. (2016) Intercomparison and assessment of long-term (2004–2013) multiple satellite aerosol products over two contrasting sites in South Africa. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 148, 82-95, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2016.09.001.

Akers, P.D., Brook, G.A., Railsback, L.B., Liang, F., Iannone, G., Webster, J.W., Reeder, P.P., Cheng, H., and Edwards, R.L. (2016) An extended and higher-resolution record of climate and land use from stalagmite MC01 from Macal Chasm, Belize, revealing connections between major dry events, overall climate variability, and Maya sociopolitical changes. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 459, 268-288, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.07.007.

Ali, M.A., and Assiri, M.E. (2016)Spatio-temporal analysis of aerosol concentration over Saudi Arabia using satellite remote sensing techniques. Geografia, Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 12(4), 11 pages.

Amos, C.L., Umgiesser, G., Ghezzo, M., Kassem, H., and Ferrarin, C. (2016) Sea surface temperature trends in Venice Lagoon and the adjacent waters. Journal of Coastal Research, 11 pages, doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16-00017.1.

Arévalo-Martínez, D. L., Kock, A., Steinhoff, T., Brandt, P., Dengler, M., Fischer, T., Körtzinger, A. and Bange, H. W. (2016) Nitrous oxide during the onset of the Atlantic Cold Tongue. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans. Accepted, doi:10.1002/2016JC012238

Arfan Ali, Md., and Assiri, M.E. (2016) Spatio-temporal analysis of aerosol concentration over Saudi Arabia using satellite remote sensing techniques. Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 12(4), 11 pages.

Aris, N.A.M., and Din, J. (2016) One-minute rain rate statistics prediction using ITOHOSOYA model in Malaysia. ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 11(5). Axbard, S. (2016) Income opportunities and sea piracy in Indonesia: evidence from satellite data. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 8(2), 154-194(41), doi:10.1257/app.20140404.

Beaugrand, G., and Kirby, R.R. (2016) Quasi-deterministic responses of marine species to climate change. Climate Research, 69, 117-128, doi:10.3354/cr01398.

Beegum, S.N., Gherboudj, I., Chaouch, N., Couvidat, F., Menut, L., and Ghedira, H. (2016) Simulating aerosols over Arabian Peninsula with CHIMERE: Sensitivity to soil, surface parameters and anthropogenic emission inventories. Atmospheric Environment, 128, 185-197, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.01.010.

Béhagle, N., Cotté, C., Ryan, T.E., Gauthier, O., Roudaut, G., Brehmer, P., Josse E., and Cherel, Y. (2016) Acoustic micronektonic distribution is structured by macroscale oceanographic processes across 20– 50°S latitudes in the South-Western Indian Ocean. Deep- Sea Research Part I, accepted, doi:10.1016/j.dsr.2015.12.007

Behara, A., and Vinayachandran, P. N. (2016) An OGCM study of the impact of rain and river water forcing on the Bay of Bengal. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, accepted, doi:10.1002/2015JC011325.

Benavides, M., Bonnet, S., Hernández, N., Martínez-Pérez, A.M., Nieto-Cid, M., Álvarez-Salgado, X.A., Baños, I., Montero, M.F., Mazuecos, I.P., Gasol, J.M., Osterholz, H., Dittmar, T., Berman-Frank, I., and Arístegui, J. (2016) Basin-wide N2 fixation in the deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 30, 952–961, doi:10.1002/2015GB005326.

Benavides, M., Moisander, P.H., Daley, M.C., Bode, A., and Aristegui, J. (2016) Longitudinal variability of diazotroph abundances in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Plankton Research, available online January 18, 2016, doi:10.1093/plankt/fbv121.

Benselhoub, A.M., Kharytonov, M.M., Zaichenko, A.O., and Stankevich, S.A. (2016) Environmental risks of man-made air pollution in Grand Algiers. Journal of the Georgian Geophysical Society, Issue B. Physics of Atmosphere, Ocean and Space Plasma, 18B, 43-51.

Bhattacharya, A., Chakraborty, A., and Venugopal, V. (2016) Role of aerosols in modulating cloud properties during active–break cycle of Indian summer monsoon. Climate Dynamics, 15 pages, doi:10.1007/s00382-016-3437-4.

Bibi, S., Alam, K., Chishtie, F., and Bibi, H. (2016) Characterization of absorbing aerosol types using ground and satellites based observations over an urban environment. Atmospheric Environment, 150, 126-135, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.11.052.

Bilal, M., Nazeer, M., and Nichol, J.E. (2016) Validation of MODIS and VIIRS derived aerosol optical depth over complex coastal waters. Atmospheric Research, 186, 43-50, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.11.009.

Boiyo, R., Kumar, K.R., Zhao, T., and Bao, Y. (2016) Climatological analysis of aerosol optical properties over East Africa observed from space-borne sensors during 2001–2015. Atmospheric Environment, 152, 298-313, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.12.050. Bou Karam Francis, D., Flamant, C., Chaboureau, J.-P., Banks, J., Cuesta, J., Brindley, H., and Oolman, L. (2016) Dust emission and transport over Iraq associated with the summer Shamal winds. Aeolian Research, 24, 15-31, doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2016.11.001.

Bouwmeester, J., Gatins, R., Giles, E.C., Sinclair-Taylor, T.H., and Berumen, M.L. (2016) Spawning of coral reef invertebrates and a second spawning season for scleractinian corals in the central Red Sea. Invertebrate Biology, available online 21 June 2016, doi:10.1111/ivb.12129, 12 pages.

Bridgestock, L., van de Flierdt, T., Rehkamper, M., Paul, M., Middag, R., Milne, A., Lohan, M.C., Baker, A.R., Chance, R., Khondoker, R., Strekopytov, S., Humphreys-Williams, E., Achterberg, E.P., Rijkenberg, M.J.A., Gerringa, L.J.A., and de Baar, H.J.W. (2016) Return of naturally sourced Pb to Atlantic surface waters. Nature Communications, 7:12921, 12 pages, doi:10.1038/ncomms12921.

Cabrerizo, M.J., Medina-Sánchez, J.M., González-Olalla, J.M., Villar-Argaiz, M., Carrillo, P. (2016) Saharan dust inputs and high UVR levels jointly alter the metabolic balance of marine oligotrophic ecosystems. Scientific Reports 6, 11 pages, doi:10.1038/srep35892.

Cachorro, V.E., Burgos, M.A., Mateos, D., Toledano, C., Bennouna, Y., Torres, B., de Frutos, A.M., and Herguedas, A. (2016) Inventory of African desert dust events in the north-central Iberian Peninsula in 2003–2014 based on sun-photometer–AERONET and particulate-mass–EMEP data. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 8227–8248, doi:10.5194/acp-16-8227-2016.

Canales, C.M., Company, J.B., and Arana, P.M. (2016) Population structure of nylon shrimp Heterocarpus reedi (Crustácea: Caridea) and its relationship with environmental variables off Chile. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research [online] 44(1), 144-154, doi:10.3856/vol44-issue1-fulltext-15.

Carmenta. R., Blackburn, G.A., Davies, G., de Sassi, C., Lima, A., Parry, L., Tych, W., and Barlow, L. (2016) Does the establishment of sustainable use reserves affect fire management in the humid tropics? PLoS ONE, 11(2), 19 pages, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.014929.

Chakraborty, K., Chakkalakala, S.J., Joseph, D., and Joya, M. (2016) Nutritional composition of edible oysters (Crassostrea madrasensis L.) from the south west coast of India. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, available online 26 April 2016, doi:10.1080/10498850.2015.1039682.

Chand, P., Sharma, M.C., and Prasad, R.N. (2016) Heterogeneity in Fluctuations of Glacier with Clean Ice- Covered, Debris-Covered and Proglacial Lake in the Upper Ravi Basin, Himachal Himalaya (India), During the Past Four Decades (1971–2013). Chapter 9 in "Climate Change, Glacier Response, and Vegetation Dynamics in the Himalaya", Singh, R.B., Schickhoff, U., and Mal, S., Eds., Springer, Switzerland, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-28977-9_9, pages 155-179.

Chate, D.M., Tinmaker, M.I.R., Aslam, M.Y. and Ghude, S.D. (2016) Climate indicators for lightning over sea, sea–land mixed and land-only surfaces in India. International Journal of Climatology, available online 23 June 2016, doi:10.1002/joc.4802, 8 pages.

Chatterjee, S., Krishna, A.P., and Sharma, A.P. (2016) Spatio-temporal runoff estimation using TRMM satellite data and NRSC-CN method of a watershed of Upper Subarnarekha River basin, India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 9:374, 14 pages, doi:10.1007/s12517-016-2376-z Chauhan, A., Zheng, S., Xu, M., Cao, C., and Singh, R.P. (2016) Characteristic changes in aerosol and meteorological parameters associated with dust event of 9 March 2013. Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2(181), doi:10.1007/s40808-016-0236-1.

Chen, B., Cui, X., and Wang, Y. (2016) Regional prediction of carbon isotopes in soil carbonates for Asian dust source tracer. Atmospheric Environment, 142,1-8, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.07.029.

Chen, C., Mao, Z., Han, G., Li, T., Wang, Z., Tao, B., Wang, T., and Gong, F. (2016) Optimal PAR intensity for spring bloom in the Northwest Pacific marginal seas. Ecological Indicators, 72, 428-435, doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.08.044.

Chen, C., Mao, Z., Han, G., Zhu, Q., Gong, F., and Wang, T. (2016) Latitudinal and interannual variations of the spring phytoplankton bloom peak in the East Asian marginal seas. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 8 pages, doi:10.1007/s13131-016-0867-0.

Chen, J., Li, C., Ristovski, Z., Milic, A., Gub, Y., Islam, M.S., Wang, S., Hao, J., Zhang, H., He, C., Guo, H., Fu, H., Miljevic, B., Morawska, L., Thai, P., Lam, Y.F., Pereira, G., Ding, A., Huang, X, and Dumka, U.C. (2016) A review of biomass burning: Emissions and impacts on air quality, health and climate in China. Science of the Total Environment, 579, 1000–1034, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.025.

Chu, J.-E., and Ha, K.-J. (2016) Quantifying organic aerosol single scattering albedo over the tropical biomass burning regions. Atmospheric Environment, 147, 67-78, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.09.069.

Chung, C. E., Chu, J.-E., Lee, Y., van Noij, T., Jeoung, H., Ha, K.-J., and Marks, M. (2016) Global fine-mode aerosol radiative effect, as constrained by comprehensive observations. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16(13), 8071-8080, doi:10.5194/acp-16-8071-2016.

Chung, C.E., Chu, J.-E., Lee, Y., van Noij, T., Jeoung, H., Ha, K.-J., and Marks, M. (2016) Global direct aerosol radiative forcing, as constrained by comprehensive observations. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 19 pages, doi:10.5194/acp-2016-30.

Clabo, D.R. (2016) Observations of water vapor within a mid-tropospheric smoke plume using ground- based microwave radiometry. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions, 27 pages, doi:10.5194/amt-2016-58.

Corbari, C., Lassini, F., and Mancini, M. (2016) Effect of intense short rainfall events on coastal water quality parameters from remote sensing data. Continental Shelf Research, 123, 18-28, doi:10.1016/j.csr.2016.04.009.

Cordero, R.R., Damiani, A., Seckmeyer, G., Jorquera, J., Caballero, M., Rowe, P., Ferrer, J., Mubarak, R., Carrasco, J., Rondanelli, R., Matus, M., and Larozehe, D. (2016) Solar spectrum in the Atacama Desert. Scientific Reports, 6, doi:10.1038/srep22457, 15 pages.

Coxon, T.M., Odhiambo, B.K., and Giancarlo, L.C. (2016) The impact of urban expansion and agricultural legacies on trace metal accumulation in fluvial and lacustrine sediments of the lower Chesapeake Bay basin, USA. Science of the Total Environment, 568, 402–414, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.022.

Creamean, J.M., Neiman, P.J., Coleman, T., Senff, C.J., Kirgis, G., Alvarez, R.J., and Yamamoto, A. (2016). Colorado air quality impacted by long-range-transported aerosol: A set of case studies during the 2015 Pacific Northwest fires. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16(18), 12329-12345, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12329-2016.

Cuevas, E., Gómez-Peláez, A.J., Rodríguez, S., Terradellas, E., Basart, S., García, R.D., García, O.E., and Alonso-Pérez, S. (2016) Pivotal role of the North African Dipole Intensity (NAFDI) on alternate Saharan dust export over the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and relationship with the Saharan Heat Low and mid-latitude Rossby waves. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, available online 22 April 2016, doi:10.5194/acp-2016-287.

Cyr, F., & Larouche, P. (2015) Thermal fronts atlas of Canadian coastal waters. Atmosphere-ocean, 53(2), 212-236, doi:10.1080/07055900.2014.986710.

Daneshvar, M.R.M., and Freund, F.T. (2016) Remote sensing of atmospheric and ionospheric signals prior to the Mw 8.3 Illapel Earthquake, Chile 2015. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 35 pages, doi:10.1007/s00024-016-1366-0.

Das, I., Hazra, S., Bhattacharya, S.B., Das, S., and Giri, S. (2016) A study on seasonal change in feeding habit, health status and reproductive biology of Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta, Cuvier) in coastal water of West Bengal. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Science Vol 45(2), 254-260. de Morais Danelichen, V.H., Biudes, M.S., Souza, M.C., Machado, N.G., and de Souza Nogueira, J. (2016) Relations of vegetation and water indices to volumetric soil water content in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 37(18), doi:10.1080/01431161.2016.1213921.

Delgado, M., Perez-Larruscain, J., and Ignasi Gairin, J. (2016) Broodstock conditioning and gonadal development of the smooth clam Callista chione (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Bivalvia) on the Catalan coast (NE Spain). Acta Adriatica, 57(1), 93-106.

Delkash, M., Zhou, B., and Singh, R. (2016) Measuring landfill methane emissions using satellite and ground data. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, Available online 29 April 2016, doi:10.1016/j.rsase.2016.04.004.

Delkash, M., Zhou, B., and Singh, R. (2016) Measuring landfill methane emissions using satellite and ground data. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 4, 18-29, doi:10.1016/j.rsase.2016.04.004.

Díaz, P.A., Ruiz-Villarreal, M., Pazos, Y., Moita, T., and Reguera, B. (2016) Climate variability and Dinophysis acuta blooms in an upwelling system. Harmful Algae, 53, 145-159, doi:10.1016/j.hal.2015.11.007.

Dimitriou, K. (2016) Upgrading the estimation of daily PM10 concentrations utilizing prediction variables reflecting atmospheric processes. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 16, 2245–2254, doi:10.4209/aaqr.2016.05.0214.

Diodato, N., and Bellocchi, G. (2016) Enhanced propagation of rainfall kinetic energy in the UK. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 6 pages, available online 2 July 2016, doi:10.1007/s00704-016- 1863-1. dos Santos, C.M., and Escobedo, J.F. (2016) Temporal variability of atmospheric turbidity and DNI attenuation in the sugarcane region, Botucatu/São Paulo/Brazil. Atmospheric Research, 181, 312-321, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.07.012.

Duc, H.N., Bang, H.Q., and Quang, N.X. (2016) Modelling and prediction of air pollutant transport during the 2014 biomass burning and forest fires in peninsular Southeast Asia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188(2), 23 pages, doi:10.1007/s10661-016-5106-9.

Duchi, R., Cristofanelli, P., Landi, T.C., Arduini, J., Bonafe, U., Bourcier, L., Busetto, M., Calzolari, F., Marinoni, A., Putero, D., and Bonasoni, P. (2016) Long-term (2002–2012) investigation of Saharan dust transport events at Mt. Cimone GAW global station, Italy (2165 m a.s.l.). Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 4, 14 pages, doi: 10.12952/journal.elementa.000085.

Elhacham, E., and P. Alpert (2016) Impact of coastline-intensive anthropogenic activities on the atmosphere from moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) data in Dubai (2001–2014). Earth’s Future, 4, doi:10.1002/2015EF000325

Elorriaga-Verplancken, F.R., Rosales-Nanduca, H., Paniagua-Mendoza, A., Martínez-Aguilar, S., Nader- Valencia, A.K., Robles-Hernández, R., Gómez-Díaz, F., and Urbán R, J. (2016) First record of pygmy killer whales (Feresa attenuata) in the Gulf of California, Mexico: diet inferences and probable relation with warm conditions during 2014. Aquatic Mammals, 42(1), 20-26, doi:10.1578/AM.42.1.2016.20.

Elorriaga-Verplancken, F.R., Sierra-Rodríguez, G.E., Rosales-Nanduca, H., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K., and Sandoval-Sierra, J. (2016) Impact of the 2015 El Niño-Southern Oscillation on the abundance and foraging habits of Guadalupe fur seals and California sea lions from the San Benito Archipelago, Mexico. PLoS ONE, 11(5), doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155034.

Emetere, M.E., Uno, U.E., and Akinyemi, M.L. (2016) Modeling ground temperatures profile for future environmental investigations. Advanced Studies in Theoretical Physics, 9 (10), 449 - 459, doi:10.12988/astp.2015.513.

Eterigho, E.F. (2016) Statistical examination of the aerosols loading over Mubi-Nigeria: the satellite observation analysis. Geographica Pannonica, 20(1), 62-69.

Faour, G., Mhawej, M., and Fayad, A. (2016) Detecting changes in vegetation trends in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region Using SPOT vegetation. Cybergeo: European Journal of Geography available online 14 April 2016, doi:10.4000/cybergeo.27620.

Faridani, F., Farid, A., Ansari, H., and Manfreda, S. (2016) Estimation of the root-zone soil moisture using passive microwave remote sensing and SMAR model. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0001115, available September 2016.

Feng, L., and Hu, C. (2016) Comparison of valid ocean observations between MODIS Terra and Aqua over the global oceans. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54(3), doi:10.1109/TGRS.2015.2483500.

Feng, L., Hu, C., Barnes, B., Mannino, A., Heidinger, A.K., Strabala, K., and Iraci, L.T. (2016) Cloud and sun- glint statistics derived from GOES and MODIS observations over the Intra-Americas Sea for GEO-CAPE mission planning. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 121, accepted, doi:10.1002/2016JD025372.

Fensterseifer, C., Allasia, D.G., and Paz, A.R. (2016) Assessment of the TRMM 3B42 precipitation product in southern Brazil. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 52(2), 367-375, doi:10.1111/1752-1688.12398.

Fernández, A., Najafi, M.R., Durand, M., Mark, B.G., Moritz, M., Jung, H.C., Neal, J., Shastry, A., Laborde, S., Phang, S.C., Hamilton, I.M., and Xiao, N. (2016) Testing the skill of numerical hydraulic modeling to simulate spatiotemporal flooding patterns in the Logone floodplain, Cameroon. Journal of Hydrology, 539, 265-280, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.05.026.

Ferreira, J.A., Liberato, M.L.R., and Ramos, A.M. (2016) On the relationship between atmospheric water vapour transport and extra-tropical cyclones development. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, available online 3 February 3, 10 pages, doi:10.1016/j.pce.2016.01.001.

Field, R.D., van der Werf, G.R., Fanin, T., Fetzer, E.J., Fuller, R., Jethva, H., Levy, R., Livesey, N.J., Luo, M., Torres, O., and Worden, H.M. (2016) Indonesian fire activity and smoke pollution in 2015 show persistent nonlinear sensitivity to El Niño-induced drought. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113 (33), 9204-9209, in press, doi:10.1073/pnas.1524888113.

Fonseca-Batista, D., Dehairs, F., Riou, V., Fripiat, F., Elskens, M., Deman, F., Brion, N., Quéroué, F., Bode, M., and Auel, H. (2016) Nitrogen fixation in the eastern Atlantic reaches similar levels in the southern and northern hemisphere. Accepted, doi:10.1002/2016JC012335.

Freeman, B., Gharabaghi, B., Thé, J., Munshed, M., Faisal, S., Abdullah, M., and Al Aseed, A. (2016) Mapping air quality zones for coastal urban centers. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, accepted, doi:10.1080/10962247.2016.1265025.

Friese, C.A., van der Does, M., Merkel, U., Iversen, M.H., Fischer, G., and Stuut, J.-B. W. (2016) Environmental factors controlling the seasonal variability in particle size distribution of modern Saharan dust deposited off Cape Blanc. Aeolian Research, 22, 165-179, doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2016.04.005.

Ganguly, N.D. (2016) Atmospheric changes observed during April 2015 Nepal earthquake. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 140,16-22, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2016.01.017.

Ge, Y., Abuduwaili, J., Ma, L., and Liu, D. (2016) Temporal variability and potential diffusion characteristics of dust aerosol originating from the Aral Sea Basin, Central Asia. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 227(2), 12 pages, doi:10.1007/s11270-016-2758-6.

Gharibzadeh, M., Alam, K., Bidokhti, A.A., Abedini, Y., Masoumi, A. (2016) Radiative effects and optical properties of aerosol during two dust events in 2013 over Zanjan, Iran. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 11 pages, doi:10.4209/aaqr.2016.04.0161.

Ghosh, D., Lal, S., and Sarkar, U. (2016) Variability of tropospheric columnar NO2 and SO2 over eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain and impact of meteorology. Air Quality, Atmosphere, and Health, 10 pages, doi:10.1007/s11869-016-0451-y. Ghosh, S., Hanumantha Rao, M.V., Mahesh, V.U., Kumar, S., and Rohit, P. (2016) Fishery, reproductive biology and stock status of the Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1817), landed along the north-east coast of India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 63(2), 33-41.

Giraudeau, J., Hulot, V. Hanquiez, V., Devaux, L., Howa, H., and Garlan, T. (2016) A survey of the summer coccolithophore community in the western Barents Sea. Journal of Marine Systems, 158, 93-105, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.02.012.

Gittings, J.A., Raitsos, D.E., Racault, M.-F., Brewin, R.J.W., Pradhan, Y., Sathyendranath, S., and Platt, T. (2016) Seasonal phytoplankton blooms in the Gulf of Aden revealed by remote sensing. Remote Sensing of Environment, 189, 56-66, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2016.10.043.

Gopal, K.R, Reddy, K.R.O., Balakrishnaiah, G., Arafath, S.MD., Reddy, N.S.K., Chakradhar Rao, T., Lokeswara Reddy, T., and Ramakrishna Reddy, R. (2016) Regional trends of aerosol optical depth and their impact on cloud properties over Southern India using MODIS data. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 146, 38-48, doi:10.1016/j.jastp.2016.05.005.

Grasse, P., Ryabenko, E., Ehlert, C., Altabet, M. A., and Frank, M. (2016) Silicon and nitrogen cycling in the upwelling area off Peru: A dual isotope approach. Limnology and Oceanography, 16 pages, available online 8 July 2016, doi:10.1002/lno.10324.

Gruzdev, A.N., Kropotkina, E.P., Solomonov, S.V., and Elokhov, A.S. (2016) Anomalies of the ozone and nitrogen dioxide contents in the stratosphere over Moscow region as a manifestation of the dynamics of the stratospheric polar vortex. Doklady Earth Sciences, 468(2), 602-606, doi:10.1134/S1028334X16060088.

Guha, A., Banik, T., Roy, R., Kumar De, B. (2017) The effect of El Niño and La Niña on lightning activity: its relation with meteorological and cloud microphysical parameters. Natural Hazards, 85, 403-424, first online September 2016, doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2571-y.

Gupta, R., Somanathan, E., and Dey, S. (2016) Global warming and local air pollution have reduced wheat yields in India. Climatic Change, 12 pages, doi:10.1007/s10584-016-1878-8.

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Hazra, A., Chaudhari, H.S., Ranalkar, M., and Chen, J.-P. (2016) Role of interactions between cloud microphysics, dynamics, and aerosol in the heavy rainfall event of June 2013 over Uttarakhand, India. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, accepted, doi:10.1002/qj.2983.

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