A Stable Isotopic Investigation of a Polar Desert Hydrologic System, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
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*Corresponding author. Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, U.S.A. [email protected] Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210-1002, U.S.A. Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, U.S.A. §Departments of Geology and Geography, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, U.S.A. Abstract
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