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The impact of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature anomalies on the North Atlantic multidecadal variability Cover

The impact of Atlantic and Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature anomalies on the North Atlantic multidecadal variability

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|Jan 2008

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Language: English
Page range: 728 - 741
Submitted on: Feb 27, 2007
Accepted on: Dec 10, 2007
Published on: Jan 1, 2008
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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