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PHYSIOLOGIC CLIMATES OF THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES: A BIOCLIMATIC CLASSIFICATION BASED ON MAN

WERNER H. TERJUNG
Pages 141-179 | Accepted 10 May 1965, Published online: 15 Mar 2010

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