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Adv. Sci. Res., 10, 15–19, 2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-10-15-2013
© Author(s) 2013. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
18 Jan 2013
18 Jan 2013
Sunshine duration climate maps of Belgium and Luxembourg based on Meteosat and in-situ observations
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