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Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography Volume 46, 1994 - Issue 3
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Absorption feedback in stratocumulus clouds Influence on cloud top albedo

Reinout BoersuCS/RO Division of Atmospheric Research, Private bag No. 1, Mordialloc, Victoria3195, Australia
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Ross M. MitchelluCS/RO Division of Atmospheric Research, Private bag No. 1, Mordialloc, Victoria3195, Australia
Pages 229-241 | Received 10 Sep 1992, Accepted 27 Sep 1993, Published online: 15 Dec 2016

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