Evaluation of a GCM cirrus parameterization using satellite observations
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Evaluation of a GCM cirrus parameterization using satellite observations
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geophysical Research
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0148-0227
DOI: 10.1029/94jd00963