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First results of 15N/14N ratios in nitrate from alpine and polar ice cores Cover

First results of 15N/14N ratios in nitrate from alpine and polar ice cores

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|Jan 1996

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Language: English
Page range: 93 - 105
Submitted on: Mar 10, 1995
Accepted on: Aug 25, 1995
Published on: Jan 1, 1996
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 1996 H. D. Freyer, K. Kobel, R. J. Delmas, D. Kley, M. R. Legrand, published by Stockholm University Press
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