A methodological note on the making of causal statements in the debate on anthropogenic global warming

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 423-427

  Kampen, Jarl K ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RESEARCH;

EID: 79957493404     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-010-0355-y     Document Type: Article

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