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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-305-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-305-2013
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18 Dec 2013
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The surface temperatures of Earth: steps towards integrated understanding of variability and change

C. J. Merchant, S. Matthiesen, N. A. Rayner, J. J. Remedios, P. D. Jones, F. Olesen, B. Trewin, P. W. Thorne, R. Auchmann, G. K. Corlett, P. C. Guillevic, and G. C. Hulley

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