Clouds, solar irradiance and mean surface temperature over the last century
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1364-6826
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.12.013