Nonlinear increases in extreme temperatures paradoxically dampen increases in extreme humid-heat
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Research Letters
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1748-9326
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab28b7