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Contrasting interannual variability of atmospheric moisture over Europe during cold and warm seasons Cover

Contrasting interannual variability of atmospheric moisture over Europe during cold and warm seasons

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0870.2007.00283.x | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
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Language: English
Page range: 32 - 41
Submitted on: Apr 6, 2007
Accepted on: Oct 4, 2007
Published on: Jan 1, 2008
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2008 Igor I. Zveryaev, Joanna Wibig, Richard P. Allan, published by Stockholm University Press
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