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A simple explanation for the sensitivity of the hydrologic cycle to surface temperature and solar radiation and its implications for global climate change
A. Kleidon
Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie, Jena, Germany
M. Renner
Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie, Jena, Germany
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