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Sensitivity of simulated regional Arctic climate to the choice of coupled model domain Cover

Sensitivity of simulated regional Arctic climate to the choice of coupled model domain

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|Dec 2014

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Language: English
Page range: 23966 - 23966
Submitted on: Jan 31, 2014
Accepted on: Jun 4, 2014
Published on: Dec 1, 2014
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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