Observed climate change constrains the likelihood of extreme future global warming
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2007.00329.x | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889
Language: English
Page range: 76 - 81
Submitted on: Jan 9, 2007
Accepted on: Oct 15, 2007
Published on: Jan 1, 2008
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