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Ambreen, R. , Ahmad, I. , Qiu, X. and Li, M. (2015) Regional and Monthly Assessment of Possible Sunshine Duration in Pakistan: A Geographical Approach.
Journal of Geographic Information System,
7, 65-70. doi:
10.4236/jgis.2015.71006.
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