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Research article
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13 Feb 2012
Research article |
| 13 Feb 2012
How reversible is sea ice loss?
J. K. Ridley
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
J. A. Lowe
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
H. T. Hewitt
Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
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