- Award ID(s):
- 2148984
- PAR ID:
- 10409004
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Pirineos
- Volume:
- 178
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 0373-2568
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- e075
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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