Data-Driven Research Drives Earth System Science

Xing Yu; Shufeng Yang

doi:10.1007/s12583-026-0501-9

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Xing Yu, Shufeng Yang. Data-Driven Research Drives Earth System Science. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(1): 361-367. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0501-9

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Xing Yu, Shufeng Yang. Data-Driven Research Drives Earth System Science. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(1): 361-367. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0501-9

Xing Yu, Shufeng Yang. Data-Driven Research Drives Earth System Science. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(1): 361-367. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0501-9

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Xing Yu, Shufeng Yang. Data-Driven Research Drives Earth System Science. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(1): 361-367. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0501-9

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Data-Driven Research Drives Earth System Science

doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-0501-9

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Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences & Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
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Key Laboratory of Geoscience Big Data and Deep Resource of Zhejiang Province, School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

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Corresponding author: Xing Yu, yuxing@sio.org.cn
Received Date: 26 Oct 2025
Accepted Date: 03 Dec 2025

Available Online: 13 Feb 2026

Issue Publish Date: 28 Feb 2026

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