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Glacial isostatic uplift of Tibet as a consequence of a former ice sheet

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Kuhle, M. Glacial isostatic uplift of Tibet as a consequence of a former ice sheet. GeoJournal 37, 431–449 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00806933

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