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27 Sep 2011
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Temperature variability at Dürres Maar, Germany during the Migration Period and at High Medieval Times, inferred from stable carbon isotopes of Sphagnum cellulose
R. Moschen
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Juelich (Forschungszentrum Jülich), 52425 Juelich, Germany
N. Kühl
Steinmann Institute of Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
S. Peters
Institute of Geology, University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln), 50923 Koeln, Germany
H. Vos
Institute of Energy and Climate Science: Stratosphere (IEK-7), Research Centre Juelich (Forschungszentrum Jülich), 52425 Juelich, Germany
A. Lücke
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Research Centre Juelich (Forschungszentrum Jülich), 52425 Juelich, Germany
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