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Public engagement on solar radiation management and why it needs to happen now. / Carr, Wylie A.; Preston, Christopher J.; Yung, Laurie et al.
In: Climatic Change, Vol. 121, No. 3, 05.2013, p. 567-577.

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Carr, WA, Preston, CJ, Yung, L, Keith, DW, Szerszynski, B & Mercer, AM 2013, 'Public engagement on solar radiation management and why it needs to happen now', Climatic Change, vol. 121, no. 3, pp. 567-577. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-0763-y

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Carr, W. A., Preston, C. J., Yung, L., Keith, D. W., Szerszynski, B., & Mercer, A. M. (2013). Public engagement on solar radiation management and why it needs to happen now. Climatic Change, 121(3), 567-577. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-013-0763-y

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Carr WA, Preston CJ, Yung L, Keith DW, Szerszynski B, Mercer AM. Public engagement on solar radiation management and why it needs to happen now. Climatic Change. 2013 May;121(3):567-577. doi: 10.1007/s10584-013-0763-y

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Carr, Wylie A. ; Preston, Christopher J. ; Yung, Laurie et al. / Public engagement on solar radiation management and why it needs to happen now. In: Climatic Change. 2013 ; Vol. 121, No. 3. pp. 567-577.

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