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Present and future variations in Antarctic firn air content
S. R. M. Ligtenberg
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU) P.O. Box 80000, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
P. Kuipers Munneke
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU) P.O. Box 80000, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
M. R. van den Broeke
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU) P.O. Box 80000, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
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