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Comparison of weather station snowfall with winter snow accumulation in high arctic basins

Ming‐ko Woo Department of Geography, Me Master University, Hamilton, Ontario
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Richard Heron Department of Geography, Me Master University, Hamilton, Ontario
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Philip Marsh Department of Geography, Me Master University, Hamilton, Ontario
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Peter Steer Department of Geography, Me Master University, Hamilton, Ontario
Pages 312-325 | Received 08 Dec 1982, Published online: 15 Nov 2010

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