Global dimming: A new aspect of climate change

Weather

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-14

  Stanhill, G ^a  

^a Institute of Soils and Water   (Israel)

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EID: 33751567959     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/wea.210.03     Document Type: Article

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