Global climate model performance over Alaska and Greenland

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Global climate model performance over Alaska and Greenland. / Walsh, John E.; Chapman, William L.; Romanovsky, Vladimir; Christensen, Jens H.; Stendel, Martin.

I: Journal of Climate, Bind 21, Nr. 23, 01.12.2008, s. 6156-6174.

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Walsh, JE, Chapman, WL, Romanovsky, V, Christensen, JH & Stendel, M 2008, 'Global climate model performance over Alaska and Greenland', Journal of Climate, bind 21, nr. 23, s. 6156-6174. https://doi.org/10.1175/2008JCLI2163.1

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Walsh, J. E., Chapman, W. L., Romanovsky, V., Christensen, J. H., & Stendel, M. (2008). Global climate model performance over Alaska and Greenland. Journal of Climate, 21(23), 6156-6174. https://doi.org/10.1175/2008JCLI2163.1

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Walsh JE, Chapman WL, Romanovsky V, Christensen JH, Stendel M. Global climate model performance over Alaska and Greenland. Journal of Climate. 2008 dec. 1;21(23):6156-6174. https://doi.org/10.1175/2008JCLI2163.1

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Walsh, John E. ; Chapman, William L. ; Romanovsky, Vladimir ; Christensen, Jens H. ; Stendel, Martin. / Global climate model performance over Alaska and Greenland. I: Journal of Climate. 2008 ; Bind 21, Nr. 23. s. 6156-6174.

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