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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-4431-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-4431-2022
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29 Aug 2022
Research article |  | 29 Aug 2022

Breakdown in precipitation–temperature scaling over India predominantly explained by cloud-driven cooling

Sarosh Alam Ghausi, Subimal Ghosh, and Axel Kleidon

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