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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-757-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-20-757-2024
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02 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 02 Apr 2024

Early 20th century Southern Hemisphere cooling

Stefan Brönnimann, Yuri Brugnara, and Clive Wilkinson

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