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... Zones and Small Islands , ” in Climate Change 1995 : Impacts , Adaptations and Mitigation of Climate Change : Scientific - Technical Analyses , Contribution of Working Group II to the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovern- mental ...
... Zones and Small Islands , ” in Climate Change 1995 : Impacts , Adaptations and Mitigation of Climate Change : Scientific - Technical Analyses , Contribution of Working Group II to the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovern- mental ...
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... zones but they exceed a month in the dry zones in the subtropics and desert areas . Time constants for depletion and restoration rates of atmospheric moisture are fairly similar overall , but this conclusion does not take account of the ...
... zones but they exceed a month in the dry zones in the subtropics and desert areas . Time constants for depletion and restoration rates of atmospheric moisture are fairly similar overall , but this conclusion does not take account of the ...
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... zones where , again , the advective moisture flux is small . Low values occur over the southern oceans , the North Pacific , and the eastern equatorial Pacific , where the moisture flux is at a maximum . All of these recycling values ...
... zones where , again , the advective moisture flux is small . Low values occur over the southern oceans , the North Pacific , and the eastern equatorial Pacific , where the moisture flux is at a maximum . All of these recycling values ...
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... zones and carbon sequestration in managed forests , have not been taken into account in this study because of the absence of quantitative information . A3.9 Other Sectors and Gases The 1992 Scenarios include emissions of additional ...
... zones and carbon sequestration in managed forests , have not been taken into account in this study because of the absence of quantitative information . A3.9 Other Sectors and Gases The 1992 Scenarios include emissions of additional ...
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... Zones I and II Zone III 20,000-39,000 1-2 22,500-98,000 137,000-450,500 1-5 7-23 210,000 12.5 389,500 797,500 21.5-42.5 514,500-922,500 27.9-48.9 Zones IV and V Landless , Farm Workers and Unemployed Rural Total Total Notes ...
... Zones I and II Zone III 20,000-39,000 1-2 22,500-98,000 137,000-450,500 1-5 7-23 210,000 12.5 389,500 797,500 21.5-42.5 514,500-922,500 27.9-48.9 Zones IV and V Landless , Farm Workers and Unemployed Rural Total Total Notes ...
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