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Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) is a leading journal for researchers across the entire Earth and planetary sciences community. It publishes concise, exciting, high-impact articles ("Letters") of broad interest. Its focus is on physical and chemical processes, the evolution and general properties of the Earth and planets - from their deep interiors to their atmospheres. EPSL also includes a Frontiers section, featuring invited high-profile synthesis articles by leading experts on timely topics to bring cutting-edge research to the wider community.
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Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL) is a leading journal for researchers across the entire Earth and planetary sciences community. It publishes concise, exciting, high-impact articles ("Letters") of broad interest. Its focus is on physical and chemical processes, the evolution and general ...
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Editors-in-Chief
View full editorial boardYemane Asmerom, PhD
The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Jean-Philippe Avouac
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States of America
James Badro, PhD
Institute of Earth Physics of Paris, Paris, France
Huiming Bao, PhD
Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, PhD
Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
Tristan Horner, D.Phil.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America
Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni, PhD
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Olivier Mousis, PhD
Southwest Research Institute Boulder, Boulder, United States of America
Chiara Maria Petrone, PhD
Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom
Fang-Zhen Teng, PhD
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Hans Thybo, PhD/Professor
Istanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Türkiye
Alexander Webb
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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