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Original Articles
Cloud optical feedback and climate stability in a radiative-convective model
Thomas P. CharlockNational Centerfor Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado80307, USA
Pages 245-254
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Received 29 Apr 1981, Accepted 03 Nov 1981, Published online: 15 Dec 2016
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