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source_citation: 'Adapted from Figure 1 of paper: Alapaty, K., J.A. Herwehe, T.L. Otte, C.G. Nolte, O.R. Bullock, M.S. Mallard, J.S. Kain, and J. Dudhia. 2012.  Introducing subgrid-scale cloud feedbacks to radiation for regional meteorological and climate modeling. Geophysical Research Letters 39, L24808'
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