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Visualisation method for the broad distribution of seafloor ferromanganese deposits

Shiki MachidaOcean Resources Research Center for Next Generation (ORCeNG), Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Japan; ;Frontier Research Center for Energy and Resources (FRCER), School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Taichi SatoGeological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan; View further author information
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Kazutaka YasukawaOcean Resources Research Center for Next Generation (ORCeNG), Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Japan; ;Frontier Research Center for Energy and Resources (FRCER), School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; ;Department of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; View further author information
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Kentaro NakamuraDepartment of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; View further author information
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Koichi IijimaSubmarine Resources Research Center, Research Institute for Marine Resources Utilization, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan; View further author information
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Tatsuo NozakiOcean Resources Research Center for Next Generation (ORCeNG), Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Japan; ;Frontier Research Center for Energy and Resources (FRCER), School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; ;Submarine Resources Research Center, Research Institute for Marine Resources Utilization, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan; ;Department of Planetology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, Kobe, JapanView further author information
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Yasuhiro KatoOcean Resources Research Center for Next Generation (ORCeNG), Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Japan; ;Frontier Research Center for Energy and Resources (FRCER), School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; ;Department of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; ;Submarine Resources Research Center, Research Institute for Marine Resources Utilization, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan; View further author information
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Pages 267-279 | Received 05 Aug 2019, Accepted 17 Oct 2019, Published online: 03 Dec 2019

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