R. W. Katz and A. H. Murphy, Economic Value of Weather and Climate Forecasts
β Scribed by John Maunder
- Book ID
- 110226427
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 21 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-0009
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