2026/03/20 by Oliver Richters, Elmar Kriegler, Christoph Bertram +62 · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
paper · doi:10.5281/zenodo.5782903
openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex publication_date 2026/03/20 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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