A coastal transect of McMurdo Dry Valleys (Antarctica) snow and firn: Marine and terrestrial influences on glaciochemistry

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 53, Issue 183, 2007, Pages 681-693

  Williamson, B R ^a   Kreutz, K J ^a   Mayewski, P A ^a   Bertler, N A N ^a,b   Sneed, S ^a   Handley, M ^a   Introne, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 68949116913     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/002214307784409225     Document Type: Article

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