Reconstruction of δ13CDIC in the Atlantic Ocean: a probabilistic machine learning approach for filling historical data gaps

Gao, Hui; Wu, Zelun; Sun, Zhentao; Cai, Diana; Jin, Meibing; Cai, Wei-Jun

doi:10.5194/essd-18-2443-2026

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Reconstruction of δ¹³C_DIC in the Atlantic Ocean: a probabilistic machine learning approach for filling historical data gaps

Hui Gao, Zelun Wu, Zhentao Sun, Diana Cai, Meibing Jin, and Wei-Jun Cai

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