Decadal increase in the tropical mean outgoing longwave radiation (1984--2000)
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On the decadal increase in the tropical mean outgoing longwave radiation for the period 1984–2000 D. Hatzidimitriou , I. Vardavas , K. G. Pavlakis, N. Hatzianastassiou , C. Matsoukas, and E. Drakakis 4 Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece Department of Physics, University of Ioannina, Greece Department of Electrical Engineering, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece Received: 10 February 2004 – Accepted: 27 March 2004 – Published: 17 May 2004 Correspondence to: I. Vardavas ([email protected])
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