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Della‐Marta et al. 2007Doubled length of western European summer heat waves since 1880
Delucchi & Jacobson (2011)Providing all global energy with wind, water, and solar power, Part II: Reliability, system and transmission costs, and policies
Delucchi & Jacobson 2011Providing all global energy with wind, water, and solar power, Part II: Reliability, system and transmission costs, and policies
Delucia et al. (2008)Insects take a bigger bite out of plants in a warmer, higher carbon dioxide world
Delucia et al. 2008Insects take a bigger bite out of plants in a warmer, higher carbon dioxide world
DEMETERDEMETER
Deng et al. (2022)Recent progress in silicon photovoltaic module recycling processes
Deng et al. 2022Recent progress in silicon photovoltaic module recycling processes
DenialSkeptic
DenialistSkeptic
DenierSkeptic
Dera et al. (2011)Climatic ups and downs in a disturbed Jurassic world
Dera et al. 2011Climatic ups and downs in a disturbed Jurassic world
Deryugina & Shurchkov (2016)The Effect of Information Provision on Public Consensus about Climate Change
Deryugina & Shurchkov 2016The Effect of Information Provision on Public Consensus about Climate Change
DesertificationDesertification
Dessert et al. (2003)Basalt weathering laws and the impact of basalt weathering on the global carbon cycle
Dessert et al. 2003Basalt weathering laws and the impact of basalt weathering on the global carbon cycle
Dessler (2010)A Determination of the Cloud Feedback from Climate Variations over the Past Decade.
Dessler (2011)Cloud variations and the Earth's energy budget
Dessler & Davis (2010)Trends in tropospheric humidity from reanalysis systems
Dessler & Davis 2010Trends in tropospheric humidity from reanalysis systems
Dessler & Loeb (2013)Impact of dataset choice on calculations of the short-term cloud feedback.
Dessler 2010A Determination of the Cloud Feedback from Climate Variations over the Past Decade.
Dessler 2011Cloud variations and the Earth's energy budget
Dessler and Davis (2010)Trends in tropospheric humidity from reanalysis systems
Dessler and Davis 2010Trends in tropospheric humidity from reanalysis systems
Dessler and LoebImpact of dataset choice on calculations of the short-term cloud feedback.
Dessler and Loeb (2013)Impact of dataset choice on calculations of the short-term cloud feedback.
Detection and attributionDetection and attribution
DeVries et al. (2017)Recent increase in oceanic carbon uptake driven by weaker upper-ocean overturning
DeVries et al. 2017Recent increase in oceanic carbon uptake driven by weaker upper-ocean overturning
Dhar et al. (2020)Perspectives on environmental impacts and a land reclamation strategy for solar and wind energy systems
Dhar et al. 2020Perspectives on environmental impacts and a land reclamation strategy for solar and wind energy systems
DiatomsDiatoms
Diaz & Trouet (2014)Some perspectives on societal impacts of past climatic changes
Diaz & Trouet 2014Some perspectives on societal impacts of past climatic changes
Diaz et al. (2011)Spatial and temporal characteristics of climate in medieval times revisited
Diaz et al. 2011Spatial and temporal characteristics of climate in medieval times revisited
DICDIC
Dickens (2011)Down the rabbit hole: Toward appropriate discussion of methane release from gas hydrate systems during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum and other past hyperthermal events
Dickens 2011Down the rabbit hole: Toward appropriate discussion of methane release from gas hydrate systems during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum and other past hyperthermal events
Diethelm & McKee (2009)Denialism: what is it and how should scientists respond?
Diethelm & McKee 2009Denialism: what is it and how should scientists respond?
Dinesh & Pearce (2016)The potential of agrivoltaic systems
Dinesh & Pearce 2016The potential of agrivoltaic systems
Ding et al. (2011)Support for climate policy and societal action are linked to perceptions about scientific agreement
Ding et al. 2011Support for climate policy and societal action are linked to perceptions about scientific agreement
Discourses of Climate DelayDiscourses of Climate Delay
Diurnal temperature rangeDiurnal temperature range
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