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    L.L. Gourcy, M. Groening & P.K. Aggarwal

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Gourcy, L., Groening, M., Aggarwal, P. (2005). Stable Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotopes in Precipitation. In: Aggarwal, P.K., Gat, J.R., Froehlich, K.F. (eds) Isotopes in the Water Cycle. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3023-1_4

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