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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1743-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1743-2019
Research article
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28 Jun 2019
Research article |  | 28 Jun 2019

Apparent discrepancy of Tibetan ice core δ18O records may be attributed to misinterpretation of chronology

Shugui Hou, Wangbin Zhang, Hongxi Pang, Shuang-Ye Wu, Theo M. Jenk, Margit Schwikowski, and Yetang Wang

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The apparent discrepancy between the Holocene δ18O records of the Guliya and the Chongce ice cores may be attributed to a possible misinterpretation of the Guliya ice core chronology.