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19 - Solute and sediment fluxes from rivers and streams in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

from Part IV - Solute and sedimentary fluxes in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2016

By
William Berry Lyons ,
Kathleen A. Welch ,
Joseph S. Levy ,
Andrew G. Fountain  and
Diane M. McKnight
Edited by
Achim A. Beylich ,
John C. Dixon  and
Zbigniew Zwoliński
Achim A. Beylich
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Norway
John C. Dixon
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas
Zbigniew Zwoliński
Affiliation:
Adam Mickiewicz University
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Source-to-Sink Fluxes in Undisturbed Cold Environments , pp. 260 - 272
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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