Adaptation: Sensitivity to natural variability, agent assumptions and dynamic climate changes

Climatic Change

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 203-221

  Schneider, Stephen H ^a   Easterling, William E ^b   Mearns, Linda O ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 0034036823     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005657421149     Document Type: Article

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