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Climate fluctuation record from China’s Salawusu River valley during the early last glacial

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Yuejun, S., Baosheng, L., Zhang, D.D. et al. Climate fluctuation record from China’s Salawusu River valley during the early last glacial. Geochem. Int. 51, 240–248 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702913030075

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