Decadel climate prediction: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 125, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hurrell, James W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 65649105796     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/125/1/012018     Document Type: Article

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