E. K. Semenov, E. V. Sokolikhina, and N. N. Sokolikhina

Atmospheric Circulation at Low Latitudes in Periods of Warm and Cold Phases of the El Nio–Southern Oscillation

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N. A. Vyazilova

Scenario of Anomalies Developed in the Ocean– Atmosphere System in the Tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans during El Nio Years

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A. A. Alekseeva, M. V. Bukharov, V. M. Losev, and V. I. Solov’ev

Diagnosis of Precipitation and Thunderstorms from Measurements of Outgoing Heat Radiation of a Cloud Cover from Geostationary Satellites

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G. N. Shur, V. A. Yushkov, A. V. Drynkov, G. V. Fadeeva, and G. A. Potertikova

Thermodynamics of the Stratosphere at the Northern Hemisphere High Latitudes from M-55 Geofisika Aircraft Data: A Case Study

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E. Sh. Elizbarashvili, D. N. Kereselidze, and Sh. E. Elizbarashvili

Method of Averaging Precipitation Fields for Mountain Regions

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G. V. Shevchenko and A. A. Romanov

Seasonal Variability in the Upper Layer of the Sea of Okhotsk from Altimetry Data

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K. P. Tyshko and S. M. Kovalev

The Role of Water-Shuga Layers in the Growth of One-Year Ice and in Hummock Consolidation

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V. A. Buzin

Regularities of the Formation and Forecast of the Maximum Water Level in Ice Jam

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O. D. Sirotenko and I. G. Gringof

Estimates of the Influence of Expected Climate Changes on Russian Federation’s Agriculture

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A. M. Ovanesyants, T. A. Krasilnikova, and I. N. Segida

Environmental Pollution and Radiation Situation on the Russian Federation Territory in May 2006

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L. N. Parshina  

Weather on the Russian Federation Territory in May 2006

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E. V. Vasil’ev, V. I. Luk’yanov, and M. G. Naishuller  

Anomalous Hydrometeorological Phenomena on the Russian Federation Territory in May 2006

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A. M. Zvyagintsev, N. S. Ivanova, G. M. Kruchenitskii, I. N. Kuznetsova, and V. I. Demin

Ozone Content over the Russian Federation Territory in Second Quarter of 2006

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