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Uncertainty in atmospheric temperature analyses

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|Jan 2008

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Language: English
Page range: 598 - 603
Submitted on: Feb 21, 2008
Accepted on: Apr 28, 2008
Published on: Jan 1, 2008
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2008 Rolf H. Langland, Ryan N. Maue, Craig H. Bishop, published by Stockholm University Press
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