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North American and Eurasian snow cover co-variability Cover

North American and Eurasian snow cover co-variability

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|Jan 1997

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Language: English
Page range: 503 - 512
Submitted on: Jul 1, 1996
Accepted on: Dec 1, 1996
Published on: Jan 1, 1997
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1997 David J. Walland, Ian Simmonds, published by Stockholm University Press
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