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Original Articles

Trends and Variability in Total Ozone from a Mid-Latitude Southern Hemisphere Site: The Melbourne Dobson Record 1978–2012

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Pages 58-65 | Received 01 Feb 2013, Accepted 06 Sep 2013, Published online: 19 Dec 2013

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