Quantitative comparison between simulated cloudiness and clouds objectively derived from satellite data*
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v43i5.11954 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 306 - 320
Submitted on: Aug 7, 1990
Accepted on: Jan 8, 1991
Published on: Jan 1, 1991
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