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spellingShingle Price, Stephen F., Bindschadler, Robert A., Hulbe, Christina L., Blankenship, Donald D., Journal of Glaciology, Force balance along an inland tributary and onset to Ice Stream D, West Antarctica, Earth-Surface Processes
title Force balance along an inland tributary and onset to Ice Stream D, West Antarctica
title_full Force balance along an inland tributary and onset to Ice Stream D, West Antarctica
title_fullStr Force balance along an inland tributary and onset to Ice Stream D, West Antarctica
title_full_unstemmed Force balance along an inland tributary and onset to Ice Stream D, West Antarctica
title_short Force balance along an inland tributary and onset to Ice Stream D, West Antarctica
title_sort force balance along an inland tributary and onset to ice stream d, west antarctica
title_unstemmed Force balance along an inland tributary and onset to Ice Stream D, West Antarctica
topic Earth-Surface Processes
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