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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-1497-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-1497-2012
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The stability of grounding lines on retrograde slopes

G. H. Gudmundsson, J. Krug, G. Durand, L. Favier, and O. Gagliardini

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