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. 2012 Jul 3;109(27):E1813; author reply E1814.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1206019109. Epub 2012 Jun 18.

Temperature change vs. cumulative radiative forcing as metrics for evaluating climate consequences of energy system choices

Ken Caldeira, Nathan P Myhrvold
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Temperature change vs. cumulative radiative forcing as metrics for evaluating climate consequences of energy system choices

Ken Caldeira et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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