ESD Ideas: A 6-year oscillation in the whole Earth system?

Cazenave, Anny; Pfeffer, Julia; Mandea, Mioara; Dehant, Veronique

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ESD Ideas: A 6-year oscillation in the whole Earth system?

Anny Cazenave, Julia Pfeffer, Mioara Mandea, and Veronique Dehant

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