Age scale of the air in the summit ice: Implication for glacial-interglacial temperature change

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 19483-19493

  Schwander, J ^a   Sowers, T ^b   Barnola, J M ^c   Blunier, T ^a   Fuchs, A ^a,d   Malaize B ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d Ingenieurschule Bern HTL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

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EID: 0000823561     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01309     Document Type: Article

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