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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-927-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-927-2019
Research article
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23 May 2019
Research article |  | 23 May 2019

Holocene hydrography evolution in the Alboran Sea: a multi-record and multi-proxy comparison

Albert Català, Isabel Cacho, Jaime Frigola, Leopoldo D. Pena, and Fabrizio Lirer

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