Imperfect science: Uncertainty, diversity, and experts

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Volumn 78, Issue 35, 1997, Pages

  Hanks, Thomas C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 0009666024     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97EO00236     Document Type: Article

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