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Clouds, precipitation and temperature range

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  1. Climate Analysis Section, National Center for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado, 80307, USA

    Aiguo Dai

  2. NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, New York, 10025, USA

    Anthony D. Del Genio

  3. School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8N 3X3, Canada

    Inez Y. Fung

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Dai, A., Genio, A. & Fung, I. Clouds, precipitation and temperature range. Nature 386, 665–666 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/386665b0

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