(A title should be specific, informative, and brief. Use
abbreviations only if they are defined in the abstract. Titles that start with
general terms then specific results are optimized in searches—delete these
notes when done)
Enter authors here: A. B. Author1, B. C. Author2,
and D. E. Author3
(List authors by first name or initial followed by last name and
separated by commas. Use superscript numbers to link affiliations, and symbols
*†‡ for author notes. For example, X.
Jones1*, P. Smith1,2 Authors are individuals who have
significantly contributed to the research and preparation of the article. Group
authors are allowed, if each author in the group is separately identified in an
appendix.)
1Affiliation for author 1.
2Affiliation for author 2.
3Affiliation for author 3.
(Affiliations should be preceded by superscript numbers
corresponding to the author list. Each affiliation should be run in so that the
full affiliation list is a single paragraph.)
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(for example, for current addresses).
(include name and email addresses of the corresponding
author. More than one corresponding
author is allowed in this Word file and for publication; but only one
corresponding author is allowed in our editorial system.)
Key Points:
- List up to three key points (at least one is
required)
- Key Points summarize the main points and
conclusions of the article
- Each must be 140 characters or less with no special
characters or acronyms.
(The above elements should be on a title page)
Abstract
The abstract should be a single-paragraph of less than 250
words, or for Geophysical Research
Letters, less than 150 words. A good
abstract sets the general question or topic that you are studying for the
general reader, provides background on the specific question or problem,
briefly describes key data or analyses, and describes the key results and
uncertainties. Please avoid acronyms or
if used, define them.
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fragments. Examples of headings are:
2 Materials and Methods
2.1 A descriptive heading about methods
3 Data, or a descriptive heading about data
4 Results, or a descriptive heading about the results
5 Conclusions
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tables, and their captions within the main text near where they are cited. At revision, figures should be uploaded
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References should use a name-date format, not numbers. Enclose
citations in brackets with authors in italics as in: [Smith et al., 2009] or Smith
et al. [2009].
Acknowledgments, Samples, and Data
The
text ends with an acknowledgment section and statement that includes:
- Any
real or perceived financial conflicts of interests for any author
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affiliations for any author that may be perceived as having a conflict of
interest with respect to the results of this paper.
- A
statement that indicates to the reader where the data supporting the
conclusions can be obtained (for example, in the references, tables, supporting
information, and other databases).
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related to the work for all authors should be entered in the form in GEMS as
part of your submission. This form in GEMS uses the official Fundref list,
which provides a link after publication that is available to funders. Any other
funding information not listed in the GEMS form should be included in the
acknowledgments and/or cover letter.
It is also the appropriate place to thank
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AGU recommends
use of
IGSN’s (
International Geo Sample Numbers) for citing samples reported in
research papers. The IGSN provides a unique identifier that allows samples to
be linked across publications and searched through a central metadata
repository. We strongly encourage authors to register samples with an
IGSN Allocating Agent and obtain IGSN’s and
use them throughout their manuscript, tables, and archived data sets. We
recognize IGSN’s during our production process and will provide links in the
manuscript and tables to the registered sample descriptions. IGSN’s can be reserved before field seasons,
or assigned afterwards. For more information, see
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References
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in the reference list must be cited in main text. References that are cited in
supporting information should also be included in the reference list of the
paper and worked into the text, so that they will be indexed and included in
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or “in press” references.
An examples of
reference:
Deng, A., and D. R. Stauffer (2006), On improving 4-km mesoscale model
simulations, J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol., 45(3), 361–381,
doi:10.1175/JAM2341.1.
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end of the file (not both). At revision,
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parts separately).
Table 1.
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the Word Table commands and structures. Do not create tables using spaces or tabs characters. Large tables especially presenting rich data
should be presented as separate excel or .cvs files, not as part of the main
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