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Spatial and Temporal Variability of Snow Isotopic Composition on Mt. Zugspitze, Bavarian Alps, Germany Cover

Spatial and Temporal Variability of Snow Isotopic Composition on Mt. Zugspitze, Bavarian Alps, Germany

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2018-0019 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 58
Submitted on: Jun 28, 2017
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Accepted on: Feb 13, 2018
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Published on: Nov 7, 2018
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