Geoengineering: Worthy of cautious evaluation? An editorial comment

Climatic Change

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 235-243

  MacCracken, Michael C ^a  

^a Climate Institute   (United States)

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EID: 33748904017     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9130-6     Document Type: Note

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