Connecting Climate Information Producers and Users: Boundary Organization, Knowledge Networks, and Information Brokers at Caribbean Climate Outlook Forums
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عنوان ژورنال: Weather, Climate, and Society
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1948-8327,1948-8335
DOI: 10.1175/wcas-d-15-0076.1