A Review of the European Summer Heat Wave of 2003

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

• Publication date

  2010-03-05

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/10643380802238137
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