Whose probabilities? Predicting climate change with ensembles of models

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 985-997

  Parker, Wendy S ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79251509598     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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