A historical nutrient dataset (1895–2024) for the  North Pacific: reconstructed from machine  learning and hydrographic observations

Du, Chuanjun; Zheng, Naiwen; Kao, Shuh-Ji; Dai, Minhan; Cao, Zhimian; Shi, Dalin; Li, Qiancheng; Wang, Hao; Luo, Xunlan; Li, Xiaolin

doi:10.5194/essd-18-2951-2026

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A historical nutrient dataset (1895–2024) for the North Pacific: reconstructed from machine learning and hydrographic observations

Chuanjun Du, Naiwen Zheng, Shuh-Ji Kao, Minhan Dai, Zhimian Cao, Dalin Shi, Qiancheng Li, Hao Wang, Xunlan Luo, and Xiaolin Li

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