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A 1000-year high precision record of δ13C in atmospheric CO2 Cover

A 1000-year high precision record of δ13C in atmospheric CO2

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|Jan 1999

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Language: English
Page range: 170 - 193
Submitted on: Feb 3, 1998
Accepted on: Sep 14, 1988
Published on: Jan 1, 1999
Published by: Stockholm University Press
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© 1999 R. J. Francey, C. E. Allison, D. M. Etheridge, C. M. Trudinger, I. G. Enting, M. Leuenberger, R. L. Langenfelds, E. Michel, L. P. Steele, published by Stockholm University Press
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