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Original Articles

Seasonal hydrological and suspended sediment transport dynamics in proglacial streams, James Ross Island, Antarctica

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Pages 38-55 | Received 19 Nov 2015, Accepted 03 Nov 2016, Published online: 28 Nov 2016

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