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Comment on: “Latest pleistocene increase in wind intensity recorded in eolian sediments from central Alaska,” by N. Bigelow, J. E. Begét, and W. R. Powers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Christopher F. Waythomas
Affiliation:
U.S. Geological Survey MS413 Denver, Colorado 80225
Darrell S. Kaufman
Affiliation:
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research University of Colorado Boulder and Department of Geological Sciences University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80309-0450
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