Source-to-sink magnetic properties of NE Saharan dust in Eastern Mediterranean marine sediments: review and paleoenvironmental implications
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Citation: Larrasoaña JC, Roberts AP, Liu Q, Lyons R, Oldfield F, Rohling EJ and Heslop D (2015) Source-to-sink magnetic properties of NE Saharan dust in Eastern Mediterranean marine sediments: review and paleoenvironmental implications. Front. Earth Sci. 3:19. doi: 10.3389/feart.2015.00019 Source-to-sink magnetic properties of NE Saharan dust in Eastern Mediterranean marine sediments: review and paleoenvironmental implications
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