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PalaeoArc: Processes and Palaeo-environmental Changes in the Arctic - from Past to Present

Timing of glacial - non-glacial stages in Finland: An exploratory analysis of the OSL data

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Pages 428-442 | Received 22 Nov 2021, Accepted 23 Aug 2022, Published online: 27 Sep 2022

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