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THE heavy-oxygen content in the ice of the Greenland ice cap is extremely low1–3. This is part of a common feature showing decreasing H2 18O content in fresh water when going towards a colder climate1.
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DANSGAARD, W., NIEF, G. & ROTH, E. Isotopic Distribution in a Greenland Iceberg. Nature 185, 232 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185232a0
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