Reconstruction of the undiffused seasonal oxygen isotope signal in central Greenland ice cores

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C9, 2000, Pages 22095-22106

  Bolzan, John F ^a,c   Pohjola, Veijo Allan ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE CORE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; RECONSTRUCTION;

GREENLAND;

EID: 0033674849     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000258     Document Type: Article

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