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Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States: A Report Prepared for the National Climate Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 21-36

  Garfin, Gregg ^a   Jardine, Angela ^a   Feldman, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84959151700     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.5822/978-1-61091-484-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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