Articles | Volume 9, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-99-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-9-99-2013
Research article
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22 Jan 2013
Research article |  | 22 Jan 2013

Stable isotopes in caves over altitudinal gradients: fractionation behaviour and inferences for speleothem sensitivity to climate change

V. E. Johnston, A. Borsato, C. Spötl, S. Frisia, and R. Miorandi

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