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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-1517-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-1517-2013
Research article
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07 Mar 2013
Research article |  | 07 Mar 2013

GCM characteristics explain the majority of uncertainty in projected 21st century terrestrial ecosystem carbon balance

A. Ahlström, B. Smith, J. Lindström, M. Rummukainen, and C. B. Uvo

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