Brief Communication: Ikaite (CaCO3·6H2O) discovered in Arctic sea ice

Cryosphere

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-230

  Dieckmann, G S ^a   Nehrke, G ^a   Uhlig, C ^a   Gottlicher J ^b   Gerland, S ^c   Granskog, M A ^c   Thomas, D N ^d  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955790762     PISSN: 19940416     EISSN: 19940424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/tc-4-227-2010     Document Type: Article

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