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Original Articles

Supraglacial debris supply in the cuerpo de hombre paleoglacier (spanish central system): reconstruction and interpretation of a rock avalanche event

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Pages 211-226 | Received 27 Oct 2011, Accepted 02 Apr 2013, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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