Variability and trends in stratospheric temperature and water vapor

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-135

  Randel, William J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84863778786     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GM000870     Document Type: Conference Paper

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