- Award ID(s):
- 1741627
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10404512
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Scientific Data
- Volume:
- 9
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 2052-4463
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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