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Recovery of the Historical Polish Marine Gravity Data for the Baltic Sea Cover

Recovery of the Historical Polish Marine Gravity Data for the Baltic Sea

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|Apr 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsa-2026-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2083-6104 | Journal ISSN: 1509-3859
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 17
Submitted on: Nov 14, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 31, 2026
Published on: Apr 27, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2026 Monika Wilde-Piórko, Tomasz Olszak, Małgorzata Szelachowska, Olga Rosowiecka, published by Polish Academy of Sciences, Space Research Centre
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