VOLUME 87   NUMBER 19    9 May  2006

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FEATURES
Yangtze Sediment Decline Partly From Three Gorges Dam
This article indicates that the decrease in Yangtze River sediment load did not begin with the Three Gorges Dam impoundment. The authors present data that suggest that collective changes on the Yangtze upstream have been more important in decreasing the river’s sediment load than the Three Gorges Dam. [PDF]
By K. Xu, J. D. Milliman, Z. Yang, and H. Wang

Coupled Climate Model Appraisal: A Benchmark for Future Studies
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) conducted an extensive appraisal of multidecadal climate simulations by 11 coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation models that were developed during the period 1995–2002. [PDF]
By T. J. Phillips, K. AchutaRao, D. Bader, C. Covey, C. M. Doutriaux, M. Fiorino, P. J. Gleckler, K. R. Sperber, and K. E. Taylor

Warm Oceans Raise Land Temperatures
This article presents evidence that sea surface temperatures contributed significantly to the widespread terrestrial and global tropospheric warmth during 2004. [PDF]
By M. P. Hoerling, T. Xu, G. Bates, A. Kumar, and B. Jha

NEWS
3-D Visualization of Tonga Earthquake [PDF]
By D. Kilb, A. Jacobs, A. Nayak, and G. Kent

Source of Climate Change Becomes Focus of Senate Hearing [PDF]
By S. Zielinski

In Brief: Myers nominated to head USGS [PDF]
By S. Zielinski

In Brief: NASA satellites will study clouds and aerosols [PDF]
By M. Kumar

MEETINGS
International Symposium on Airborne Geophysics [PDF]
By T. Mogi, H. Ito, H. Kaieda, K. Kusunoki, R. W. Saltus, D. V. Fitterman, S. Okuma, and T. Nakatsuka

ABOUT AGU
Nowlin Receives 2006 AGU Ocean Sciences Award [PDF]
Citation by B. Kjerfve

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Penrose Conference on Arc Crustal Genesis and Evolution; American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 2006 Annual International Meeting; 12th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation and Cloud Physics; Second International Conference on Geoparks; 57th International Astronautical Congress [PDF]

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