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On the climate forcing consequences of the albedo continuum between cloudy and clear air Cover

On the climate forcing consequences of the albedo continuum between cloudy and clear air

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|Jan 2007

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Language: English
Page range: 715 - 727
Submitted on: Feb 8, 2007
Accepted on: Jun 1, 2007
Published on: Jan 1, 2007
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2007 Robert J. Charlson, Andrew S. Ackerman, Frida A-M. Bender, Theodore L. Anderson, Zhaoyan Liu, published by Stockholm University Press
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