A last deglacial climate dataset comprising ice core data, marine data, and stalagmite data.
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SUBMITTER: Liu Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6249515 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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