Philosophy of Climate Science Part I: Observing Climate Change

Philosophy Compass

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 953-964

  Frigg, Roman ^a   Thompson, Erica ^a   Werndl, Charlotte ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

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EID: 84952669121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17479991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phc3.12294     Document Type: Article

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