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Variation in Solar Insolation to the South Polar Region as a Trigger which Induces Instability in the Antarctic Ice Sheet

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WILSON, A. Variation in Solar Insolation to the South Polar Region as a Trigger which Induces Instability in the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Nature 210, 477–478 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/210477a0

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