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Title: Evaluating hydrological processes in the C ommunity A tmosphere M odel V ersion 5 ( C AM5) using stable isotope ratios of water
NSF-PAR ID:
10025273
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
DOI PREFIX: 10.1029
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
Volume:
9
Issue:
2
ISSN:
1942-2466
Page Range / eLocation ID:
p. 949-977
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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