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Ellsworth Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica: A review of its history and recent field campaigns

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Ellsworth Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica: A review of its history and recent field campaigns. / Ross, N.; Siegert, M. J.; Rivera, A. et al.
Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments. American Geophysical Union, 2011. p. 221-233 (Geophysical Monograph Series; Vol. 192).

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Ross, N, Siegert, MJ, Rivera, A, Bentley, MJ, Blake, D, Capper, L, Clarke, R, Cockell, CS, Corr, HFJ, Harris, W, Hill, C, Hindmarsh, RCA, Hodgson, DA, King, EC, Lamb, H, Maher, B, Makinson, K, Mowlem, M, Parnell, J, Pearce, DA, Priscu, J, Smith, AM, Tait, A, Tranter, M, Wadham, JL, Whalley, WB & Woodward, J 2011, Ellsworth Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica: A review of its history and recent field campaigns. in Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments. Geophysical Monograph Series, vol. 192, American Geophysical Union, pp. 221-233. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118670354.ch13

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Ross, N., Siegert, M. J., Rivera, A., Bentley, M. J., Blake, D., Capper, L., Clarke, R., Cockell, C. S., Corr, H. F. J., Harris, W., Hill, C., Hindmarsh, R. C. A., Hodgson, D. A., King, E. C., Lamb, H., Maher, B., Makinson, K., Mowlem, M., Parnell, J., ... Woodward, J. (2011). Ellsworth Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica: A review of its history and recent field campaigns. In Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments (pp. 221-233). (Geophysical Monograph Series; Vol. 192). American Geophysical Union. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118670354.ch13

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Ross N, Siegert MJ, Rivera A, Bentley MJ, Blake D, Capper L et al. Ellsworth Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica: A review of its history and recent field campaigns. In Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments. American Geophysical Union. 2011. p. 221-233. (Geophysical Monograph Series). doi: 10.1002/9781118670354.ch13

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Ross, N. ; Siegert, M. J. ; Rivera, A. et al. / Ellsworth Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica : A review of its history and recent field campaigns. Antarctic Subglacial Aquatic Environments. American Geophysical Union, 2011. pp. 221-233 (Geophysical Monograph Series).

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