Confirmation and robustness of climate models

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 971-984

  Lloyd, Elisabeth A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79251471462     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657427     Document Type: Conference Paper

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