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22 views of the global albedo—comparison between 20 GCMs and two satellites Cover

22 views of the global albedo—comparison between 20 GCMs and two satellites

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|Jan 2006

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Language: English
Page range: 320 - 330
Submitted on: Oct 13, 2005
Accepted on: Jan 17, 2006
Published on: Jan 1, 2006
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2006 Frida A-M. Bender, Henning Rodhe, Robert J. Charlson, Annica M. L. Ekman, Norman Loeb, published by Stockholm University Press
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