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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-6433-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-6433-2013
Research article
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11 Oct 2013
Research article |  | 11 Oct 2013

Light absorption and partitioning in Arctic Ocean surface waters: impact of multiyear ice melting

S. Bélanger, S. A. Cizmeli, J. Ehn, A. Matsuoka, D. Doxaran, S. Hooker, and M. Babin

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