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How big are the McMurdo Dry Valleys? Estimating ice-free area using Landsat image data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2012

Joseph Levy
Joseph Levy*
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College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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jlevy@coas.oregonstate.edu
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Antarctic Science , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 119 - 120
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2012

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