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Evaluation of downscaled DEMETER multi-model ensemble seasonal hindcasts in a northern Italy location by means of a model of wheat growth and soil water balance Cover

Evaluation of downscaled DEMETER multi-model ensemble seasonal hindcasts in a northern Italy location by means of a model of wheat growth and soil water balance

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|Jan 2005

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Language: English
Page range: 488 - 497
Submitted on: Mar 31, 2004
Accepted on: Oct 14, 2004
Published on: Jan 1, 2005
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2005 V. Marletto, F. Zinoni, L. Criscuolo, G. Fontana, S. Marchesi, A. Morgillo, M. Van Soetendael, E. Ceotto, U. Andersen, published by Stockholm University Press
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