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Volume 37 Issue 3
Jun 2026
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Tao Li, Tianyu Chen, Laura F. Robinson. Seawater 234U/238U Recorded by Deep-Sea Corals: Progress and Prospects. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(3): 1519-1524. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-2054-3
Citation: Tao Li, Tianyu Chen, Laura F. Robinson. Seawater 234U/238U Recorded by Deep-Sea Corals: Progress and Prospects. Journal of Earth Science, 2026, 37(3): 1519-1524. doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-2054-3

Seawater 234U/238U Recorded by Deep-Sea Corals: Progress and Prospects

doi: 10.1007/s12583-026-2054-3
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  • Corresponding author: Tianyu Chen, tianyuchen@nju.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 02 Apr 2026
  • Accepted Date: 26 Apr 2026
  • Available Online: 10 Jun 2026
  • Issue Publish Date: 30 Jun 2026
  • Conflict of Interest
    The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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