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Snow bands over the Gulf of Finland in wintertime Cover

Snow bands over the Gulf of Finland in wintertime

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Language: English
Page range: 25102 - 25102
Submitted on: Jun 3, 2014
Accepted on: Dec 11, 2014
Published on: Dec 1, 2015
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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