Comment on "Weekly precipitation cycles? Lack of evidence from United States surface stations" by D. M. Schultz et al

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Bell, Thomas L ^a   Rosenfeld, Daniel ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 48549085935     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL033046     Document Type: Note

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