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IPCC AR5 references – WG1 introduction

Posted by Ari Jokimäki on October 8, 2013

IPCC reports have extensive reference lists but unfortunately they don’t include direct links to papers. Below are the references in IPCC AR5 WG1 Introduction chapter references with links to abstract pages and full texts where available.

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