The record-breaking heat and sunshine of July 2006

Weather

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 174-182

  Prior, John ^a   Beswick, Mark ^a  

^a National Climate Information Centre   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67650335212     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wea.101     Document Type: Article

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