Does the Earth Have an Adaptive Infrared Iris?

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 417-432

  Lindzen, Richard S ^a   Chou, Ming Dah ^b   Hou, Arthur Y ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0001463732     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(2001)082<0417:DTEHAA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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