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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2775-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2775-2020
Research article
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31 Aug 2020
Research article |  | 31 Aug 2020

Seasonal and interannual variability of landfast sea ice in Atka Bay, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Stefanie Arndt, Mario Hoppmann, Holger Schmithüsen, Alexander D. Fraser, and Marcel Nicolaus

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