Earth's Energy Imbalance: Confirmation and Implications

By J. Hansen, L. Nazarenko, R. Ruedy, Makiko Sato, J. Willis, A. D. Del Genio, D. Koch, Andrew A. Lacis, K. Lo, S. Menon and 5 more. Science, 2005

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