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Are response function representations of the global carbon cycle ever interpretable?

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Are response function representations of the global carbon cycle ever interpretable? / Li, Sile; Jarvis, Andrew J; Leedal, David T.
In: Tellus B, Vol. 61, No. 2, 04.2009, p. 361-371.

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Li, S, Jarvis, AJ & Leedal, DT 2009, 'Are response function representations of the global carbon cycle ever interpretable?', Tellus B, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 361-371. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00401.x

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Li, S., Jarvis, A. J., & Leedal, D. T. (2009). Are response function representations of the global carbon cycle ever interpretable? Tellus B, 61(2), 361-371. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00401.x

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Li S, Jarvis AJ, Leedal DT. Are response function representations of the global carbon cycle ever interpretable? Tellus B. 2009 Apr;61(2):361-371. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00401.x

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Li, Sile ; Jarvis, Andrew J ; Leedal, David T. / Are response function representations of the global carbon cycle ever interpretable?. In: Tellus B. 2009 ; Vol. 61, No. 2. pp. 361-371.

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