Microparticles in snow from the South Greenland ice sheet

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Microparticles in snow from the South Greenland ice sheet. / Steffensen, Jørgen Peder.

I: Tellus B, Bind 37 B, Nr. 4-5, 01.01.1985, s. 286-295.

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Steffensen, JP 1985, 'Microparticles in snow from the South Greenland ice sheet', Tellus B, bind 37 B, nr. 4-5, s. 286-295. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.1985.tb00076.x

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Steffensen, J. P. (1985). Microparticles in snow from the South Greenland ice sheet. Tellus B, 37 B(4-5), 286-295. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.1985.tb00076.x

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Steffensen JP. Microparticles in snow from the South Greenland ice sheet. Tellus B. 1985 jan. 1;37 B(4-5):286-295. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0889.1985.tb00076.x

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Steffensen, Jørgen Peder. / Microparticles in snow from the South Greenland ice sheet. I: Tellus B. 1985 ; Bind 37 B, Nr. 4-5. s. 286-295.

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