Modern climatic data for the Pleistocene: Implications for a new concept of the orbital theory of paleoclimate

Russian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-143

  Bol'shakov V A ^a,b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 33646478036     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16811208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2205/2003ES000116     Document Type: Article

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