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The influence of snow cover on northern hemisphere climate variability

Judah Cohen Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., 131 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, Massachusetts, 02421–3126 E-mail: [email protected]
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Dara Entekhabi Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Pages 35-53 | Received 03 May 2000, Published online: 21 Nov 2010

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