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Zweifel, R.; Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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Carrara, A.; Fundación CEAM, Valencia, Spain
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Heinesch, Bernard ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Ingénierie des biosystèmes (Biose) > Biosystems Dynamics and Exchanges
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Ibrom, A.; Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Knohl, A.; Bioclimatology, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
Lagergren, F.; Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Olejnik, J.; CzechGlobe-Global Change Research Institute CAS, Brno, Czech Republic, Department of Meteorology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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