Climate change: No consensus on consensus

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Curry, J A ^a   Webster, P J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Consensus; Decision making under uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874739485     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20138001     Document Type: Review

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