The effective and rapid processing of submitted manuscripts depends on taking advantage of automated processing whenever possible. This will be greatly enhanced if authors carefully follow the guidelines provided here.

The title section should be the first page of the manuscript. The title of the manuscript should be set in large type (preferably 20 pt, with all remaining text 12 pt), followed by the name, affiliation, and e-mail address of the author(s), each starting on a new line, with the author name flush left and the affiliation and e-mail address lines indented. The author affiliation should not represent a complete mailing address but should be sufficient for one to be determined from other sources if necessary (for example, "National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO" would be sufficient). The author's e-mail address should be prefaced by "E-mail:" and be on it's own line. At the end of the author list, starting on a new line, the corresponding author should be indicated with the text: "Corresponding Author:" followed by the author's name.

The abstract should be the second page of the manuscript. It should follow a heading "Abstract" set bold and flush left on its own line. The abstract should be 250 words or less and should conform as much as possible to the ANSI/NISO Z39.14 standard. Therefore, the abstract should avoid using any nonASCII special characters and should not reference other works.

The text should be organized into sections, each with a heading on a separate line. Primary headings should be set in bold and numbered consecutively. Secondary headings should be set italic and numbered consecutively under each primary section with decimals, following the number of the primary section under which it falls (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, etc.). Tertiary headings should be set regular font and numbered consecutively under each secondary heading (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, etc.)

Tables should be numbered and referred to in text as "Table n" (where n is the number of the table). They can be set on their own page or embedded in the page of text near where they are first referenced. Avoid using vertical lines in tables and use formatting to arrange columns so that they are easy to read. Horizontal lines should be used only to set off header information for columns or to provide breaks in major sections of a table.

Figures should be numbered and referred to in text as "Figure n " (where n is the number of the figure). Searches and automated processing will be enhanced if the primary reference to a figure is always made in this way (e.g., do not use "Fig.n" as an abbreviation). Figures can be set on their own page or embedded in the page of text near where they are first referenced if they are static images. Alternatively, they can be included as separate files (no fewer than one file per numbered figure) that will be linked to the text reference. For figures included as separate files, each figure or figure panel that is contained in its own file should be explicitly cited in text so that the link can be established with that file. (Note that an accepted manuscript in final form will require separate files for each figure to be used in the SGML processing.) Animations, 3D visualizations, or figures including sound will, of course, need to reside as separate files that can eventually be linked to the text.

Datasets included with a manuscript should referenced in text in a manner similar to figures (as "Dataset n") and numbered even if only one dataset is included.

This section should immediately follow the main text portion of the manuscript. The heading "Acknowledgments" should be set in bold on its own line, flush left, followed by the acknowledgments text. This should be brief and only acknowledge those who provided direct help in the research and writing of the manuscript. This is also the typical location to acknowledge financial support for the research presented.

Appendixes, if present, should be identified by a capital letter and referred to in text in the form "Appendix A" (even if only one appendix is included it should be labeled as "A"). The appendix or appendixes should follow the acknowledgment section but precede the references and should be identified by a heading set bold and flush left in the form "Appendix A. Title of the Appendix" on its own line (or wrapping to multiple lines). Figures, tables, or datasets referred to in the appendix should continue the consecutive numbering established in the main text (that is, do not label a figure "A1").

The reference section should begin with the heading "References" set in bold, flush left, on its own line. References should be ordered alphabetically by the lead author's last name and should follow either AMS or AGU style. They will be set in a standard uniform style for the journal when the SGML coding is done, and as details of that style are set this section of the style guidelines will be expanded to include more information on them.

Citations in text should consist of the name of the author and the year of publication: for example, Smith (1995) or (Smith 1995). If there are three or more authors, state the first author's name followed by "et al." and the year of publication: for example, Smith et al. (1995) or (Smith et al. 1995). When there are two or more papers by the same author or authors in the same year, use letters after the year: for example Smith (1995a). For multiple citations to the same author separate the years by commas, as in (Smith 1994, 1995), and separate different authors by semicolons, as in (Smith 1994, 1995; Jones 1995).