A Template for an Article

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\lefthead{authors}
\righthead{short title}
\received{date1}
\revised{date2}
\accepted{date3}
\journalid{JGRA}{Journal date}
\articleid{page1}{page2}
\paperid{94JZ12345}
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\authoraddr{author1, full address}
\authoraddr{author2, full address}

\slugcomment{To appear ...}

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\begin{document}
\title{Full Title}
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\author{author set 1}
\affil{Institute 1}

\author{author set 2\altaffilmark{1}}
\affil{Institute 2}

\altaffiltext{1}{Other institute}

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\begin{abstract}
 Text of abstract.
\end{abstract}

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\section{Introduction}\label{sec:lab}

\subsection{..}

\subsubsection{..}

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\begin{figure}
 \figbox{\hsize}{10cm}{Paste Fig Here}
 \caption{Caption text.\label{fig:lab}}
\end{figure}

\begin{plate*}
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 \figbox{35pc}{12cm}{Paste Plate Here}
 \caption{Caption text.\label{pla:lab}}
\end{plate*}

\begin{table}
 \caption{Caption of table.\label{tab:lab}}
 \begin{tabular}{...}
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\end{table}

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As shown by \cite{smi92}, one may ...

It has been shown \cite[]{smi92} that one may ...

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\appendix
\section{Some More Stuff}

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\acknowledgments
We wish to thank...

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