Taking greenhouse warming seriously

Energy and Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 937-950

  Lindzen, Richard S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RADIATIVE FORCING;

EID: 40949136589     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/095830507782616823     Document Type: Article

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