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Ocean Sci., 10, 267–279, 2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-267-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
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06 May 2014
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Simulated melt rates for the Totten and Dalton ice shelves
D. E. Gwyther et al.
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