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Sedimentological characteristics of ice-wedge polygon terrain in Adventdalen (Svalbard) – environmental and climatic implications for the late Holocene
Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning – Centre for Geographical Studies, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
G. Vieira
Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning – Centre for Geographical Studies, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
CERENA/University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
P. Pereira
Environmental Management Center, Mykolas Romeris University, Ateities St. Vilnius, Lithuania
M. Neves
Environmental Management Center, Mykolas Romeris University, Ateities St. Vilnius, Lithuania
M. C. Freitas
Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, Centro de Geologia, Lisbon, Portugal
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H. C. Ho
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A. Limare, M. Tal, M. D. Reitz, E. Lajeunesse, and F. Métivier
Solid Earth, 2, 143–154, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-2-143-2011, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-2-143-2011, 2011
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