Comparison of NCEP–NCAR Cloud Radiative Forcing Reanalyses with Observations
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Climate
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0894-8755,1520-0442
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2200:conncr>2.0.co;2