Atmospheric ionization and clouds as links between solar activity and climate

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 141, Issue , 2004, Pages 321-339

  Tinsley, Brian A ^a   Yu, Fangqun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84924532238     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/141GM22     Document Type: Chapter

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