Modeling and data choices sway conclusions about climate-conflict links

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2054-2055

  O'Loughlin, John ^a   Linke, Andrew M ^a   Witmer, Frank D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84893847956     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1323417111     Document Type: Note

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