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Atmospheric Fluorocarbons: Possible Effects of a Large Increase on the Global Climate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

V. Ramanathan
Affiliation:
Joint Institute for Acoustics and Flight Sciences, George Washington University–NASA Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 169, Hampton, Virginia 23665, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Type
Short Communications: Reports, Comments, News, Notes
Copyright
Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1976

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