On the great plume debate

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1537-1540

  Niu, Yaoling ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749858813     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/982005-1156     Document Type: Short Survey

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