A simple explanation for the sensitivity of the hydrologic cycle to surface temperature and solar radiation and its implications for global climate change

Kleidon, A.; Renner, M.

doi:10.5194/esd-4-455-2013

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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 and M. Renner

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