Potential contribution of wind energy to climate change mitigation

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 684-688

  Barthelmie, R J ^a   Pryor, S C ^b  

^a School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 84905384504     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2269     Document Type: Article

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