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Modelling the response of stable water isotopes in Greenland precipitation to orbital configurations of the previous interglacial Cover

Modelling the response of stable water isotopes in Greenland precipitation to orbital configurations of the previous interglacial

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology
Volume 66 (2014): Issue 1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v66.22872 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889
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Language: English
Page range: 22872 - 22872
Submitted on: Sep 20, 2013
Accepted on: Jul 29, 2014
Published on: Jan 1, 2014
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
stable water isotopes,
modelling,
moisture source,
seasonality,
previous interglacial

© 2014 Jesper Sjolte, Georg Hoffmann, Sigfús Jóhann Johnsen, published by Stockholm University Press
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