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How big are the McMurdo Dry Valleys? Estimating ice-free area using Landsat image data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2012

Joseph Levy*
Affiliation:
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA

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Physical Sciences
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2012

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