Probabilistic regional sea-level projections
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Probabilistic projection of sea-level change along the world’s coastlines M. Perrette, F. Landerer, R. Riva, K. Frieler, and M. Meinshausen Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Telegraphenberg A26, 14412 Potsdam, Germany Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA Dept. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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تاریخ انتشار 2012