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Reconstruction of Climate and Glaciers on Mount Elbrus in the XV–XXI Centuries by CMIP6 Model Data
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I. A. KornevaRussian Federation
Moscow; Sochi
O. O. Rybak
Russian Federation
Sochi; Moscow; Nalchik
E. A. Dolgova
Russian Federation
Moscow
N. E. Elagina
Russian Federation
Moscow
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For citation: Korneva I.A., Rybak O.O., Dolgova E.A., Elagina N.E. Reconstruction of Climate and Glaciers on Mount Elbrus in the XV–XXI Centuries by CMIP6 Model Data. Ice and Snow. 2026;66(1):8-32. https://doi.org/10.7868/S2412376526010024
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