Megacryometeors: Distribution on earth and current research

Ambio

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 314-316

  Martinez Frias, Jesus ^a   Huertas, Antonio Delgado ^b  

^a CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ICE; ICE MOVEMENT; RESEARCH WORK;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; GEOGRAPHY; RESEARCH;

EARTH (PLANET); GEOGRAPHY; ICE; METEOROIDS; RESEARCH;

EID: 33845345600     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/06-S-187.1     Document Type: Article

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19. Thanks to Dr. David Hochberg for his revision and correction of the English-language version of this article. Also thanks to CSIC and ICSU for their scientific support.