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Temporal and spatial variability of precipitation in Sweden and its link with the large-scale atmospheric circulation Cover

Temporal and spatial variability of precipitation in Sweden and its link with the large-scale atmospheric circulation

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|Jan 2001

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Language: English
Page range: 348 - 367
Submitted on: Nov 22, 1999
Accepted on: Dec 5, 2000
Published on: Jan 1, 2001
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2001 Aristita Busuioc, Deliang Chen, Cecilia Hellström, published by Stockholm University Press
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