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Stable Isotopes through the Holocene as Recorded in Low-Latitude, High-Altitude Ice Cores

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Thompson, L., Davis, M. (2005). Stable Isotopes through the Holocene as Recorded in Low-Latitude, High-Altitude Ice Cores. In: Aggarwal, P.K., Gat, J.R., Froehlich, K.F. (eds) Isotopes in the Water Cycle. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3023-1_20

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