{"id":1954,"date":"2026-03-23T16:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/?page_id=1954"},"modified":"2026-03-23T16:23:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T05:53:39","slug":"earth-proxy-system-eps-signal-framework","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/?page_id=1954","title":{"rendered":"The Vault -> Earth Proxy System (EPS) Signal Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Conceptual Observational Framework for Distributed Proxy Variability in the Coupled Earth System<br>Author: Michael Jones<br>Year: 2026<br>Version: EPS Research Monograph \u2013 Extended Edition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Earth Proxy System (EPS) framework proposes that variability within the coupled Earth system<br>may manifest through distributed environmental proxy observations across atmospheric, oceanic,<br>hydrological and geophysical domains. EPS is presented as a conceptual observational framework<br>rather than a predictive model or algorithmic system. The framework provides a structured approach<br>for interpreting environmental signals and Earth-system variability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PaleoTech_Background_Middle_Image-1.png&apos;);background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wpdatatables-wpdatatables-gutenberg-block\">\n    <p class=\"wpdt-c\"\n       id=\"wdt-table-description-6\">PaleoTech Origins<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpdt-c row wpDataTableContainerSimpleTable wpDataTables wpDataTablesWrapper\n wdtVerticalScroll\"\n    >\n        <table id=\"wpdtSimpleTable-6\"\n           style=\"border-collapse:collapse;\n                   border-spacing:3px;\"\n           class=\"wpdtSimpleTable wpDataTable\"\n           data-column=\"8\"\n           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     \"\n                    >\n                                        THEME                    <\/th>\n                                                <th class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-bold wpdt-fs-000018 wpdt-tc-FFFFFF wpdt-bc-000000\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"E1\"\n                    data-col-index=\"4\"\n                    data-row-index=\"0\"\n                    style=\" width:7.7410274454609%;                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        MODULE                    <\/th>\n                                                <th class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-bold wpdt-fs-000018 wpdt-tc-FFFFFF wpdt-bc-000000\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"F1\"\n                    data-col-index=\"5\"\n                    data-row-index=\"0\"\n                    style=\" width:7.7410274454609%;                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        STATUS                    <\/th>\n                                                <th class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-bold wpdt-fs-000018 wpdt-tc-FFFFFF wpdt-bc-000000\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"G1\"\n                    data-col-index=\"6\"\n                    data-row-index=\"0\"\n                    style=\" width:7.2484166080225%;                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        ACCESS                    <\/th>\n                                                <th class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-bold wpdt-fs-000018 wpdt-tc-FFFFFF wpdt-bc-000000\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"H1\"\n                    data-col-index=\"7\"\n                    data-row-index=\"0\"\n                    style=\" width:7.2484166080225%;                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        VERSION                    <\/th>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                    <tbody>        <tr class=\"wpdt-cell-row \" >\n                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"A2\"\n                    data-col-index=\"0\"\n                    data-row-index=\"1\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        <a class=\"wpdt-link-content\" data-doc-id=\"VOP-001\" href=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Earth-Proxy-System-Signal-Framework.pdf\"  rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  data-cell-id=\"10\" data-link-url=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Earth-Proxy-System-Signal-Framework.pdf\"VIEW\" data-link-target=\"true\" data-link-nofollow=\"0\" data-link-noreferrer=\"0\" data-link-sponsored=\"0\" data-link-btn-status=\"true\" data-link-btn-class=\"\" data-link-content=\"wpdt-link-content\"><button class=\"\">VIEW<\/button><\/a>                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"B2\"\n                    data-col-index=\"1\"\n                    data-row-index=\"1\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS-000                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF wpdt-align-left\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"C2\"\n                    data-col-index=\"2\"\n                    data-row-index=\"1\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Earth Proxy System (EPS) Signal Framework                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"D2\"\n                    data-col-index=\"3\"\n                    data-row-index=\"1\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Framework                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"E2\"\n                    data-col-index=\"4\"\n                    data-row-index=\"1\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"F2\"\n                    data-col-index=\"5\"\n                    data-row-index=\"1\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        PUBLISHED                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"G2\"\n                    data-col-index=\"6\"\n                    data-row-index=\"1\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        PUBLIC                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"H2\"\n                    data-col-index=\"7\"\n                    data-row-index=\"1\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        1.3                    <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                            <tr class=\"wpdt-cell-row \" >\n                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"A3\"\n                    data-col-index=\"0\"\n                    data-row-index=\"2\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        <a class=\"wpdt-link-content\" data-doc-id=\"VOP-001\" href=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Climate-Regime-Variability-in-the-EPS-Signal-Framework.pdf\"  rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  data-cell-id=\"10\" data-link-url=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Climate-Regime-Variability-in-the-EPS-Signal-Framework.pdf\"VIEW\" data-link-target=\"true\" data-link-nofollow=\"0\" data-link-noreferrer=\"0\" data-link-sponsored=\"0\" data-link-btn-status=\"true\" data-link-btn-class=\"\" data-link-content=\"wpdt-link-content\"><button class=\"\">VIEW<\/button><\/a>                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"B3\"\n                    data-col-index=\"1\"\n                    data-row-index=\"2\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS-001                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF wpdt-align-left\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"C3\"\n                    data-col-index=\"2\"\n                    data-row-index=\"2\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Climate Regime Variability in the EPS Signal Framework                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"D3\"\n                    data-col-index=\"3\"\n                    data-row-index=\"2\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Framework                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"E3\"\n                    data-col-index=\"4\"\n                    data-row-index=\"2\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"F3\"\n                    data-col-index=\"5\"\n                    data-row-index=\"2\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        PUBLISHED                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"G3\"\n                    data-col-index=\"6\"\n                    data-row-index=\"2\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        PUBLIC                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"H3\"\n                    data-col-index=\"7\"\n                    data-row-index=\"2\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        1.3                    <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                            <tr class=\"wpdt-cell-row \" >\n                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"A4\"\n                    data-col-index=\"0\"\n                    data-row-index=\"3\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        <a class=\"wpdt-link-content\" data-doc-id=\"VOP-001\" href=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Distributed-Proxy-Signals-and-Rainfall-Variability-in-Southern-Australia.pdf\"  rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  data-cell-id=\"10\" data-link-url=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Distributed-Proxy-Signals-and-Rainfall-Variability-in-Southern-Australia.pdf\" data-link-text=\"VIEW\" data-link-target=\"true\" data-link-nofollow=\"0\" data-link-noreferrer=\"0\" data-link-sponsored=\"0\" data-link-btn-status=\"true\" data-link-btn-class=\"\" data-link-content=\"wpdt-link-content\"><button class=\"\">VIEW<\/button><\/a>                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"B4\"\n                    data-col-index=\"1\"\n                    data-row-index=\"3\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS-ON-001                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF wpdt-align-left\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"C4\"\n                    data-col-index=\"2\"\n                    data-row-index=\"3\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS - Distributed Proxy Signals and Rainfall Variability in Southern Australia                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"D4\"\n                    data-col-index=\"3\"\n                    data-row-index=\"3\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Framework                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"E4\"\n                    data-col-index=\"4\"\n                    data-row-index=\"3\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"F4\"\n                    data-col-index=\"5\"\n                    data-row-index=\"3\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        PUBLISHED                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"G4\"\n                    data-col-index=\"6\"\n                    data-row-index=\"3\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        PUBLIC                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"H4\"\n                    data-col-index=\"7\"\n                    data-row-index=\"3\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        1.2                    <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                            <tr class=\"wpdt-cell-row \" >\n                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"A5\"\n                    data-col-index=\"0\"\n                    data-row-index=\"4\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        <a class=\"wpdt-link-content\" data-doc-id=\"VOP-001\" href=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PT-EPS-ON-002-23032026_Distributed-Environmental-Proxy-Signals-and-ENSO-Regime-Behaviour.pdf\"  rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  data-cell-id=\"10\" data-link-url=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PT-EPS-ON-002-23032026_Distributed-Environmental-Proxy-Signals-and-ENSO-Regime-Behaviour.pdf\" data-link-text=\"VIEW\" data-link-target=\"true\" data-link-nofollow=\"0\" data-link-noreferrer=\"0\" data-link-sponsored=\"0\" data-link-btn-status=\"true\" data-link-btn-class=\"\" data-link-content=\"wpdt-link-content\"><button class=\"\">VIEW<\/button><\/a>                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"B5\"\n                    data-col-index=\"1\"\n                    data-row-index=\"4\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS-ON-002                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF wpdt-align-left\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"C5\"\n                    data-col-index=\"2\"\n                    data-row-index=\"4\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS - Distributed Environmental Proxy Signals and ENSO Regime Behaviour                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"D5\"\n                    data-col-index=\"3\"\n                    data-row-index=\"4\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Framework                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"E5\"\n                    data-col-index=\"4\"\n                    data-row-index=\"4\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"F5\"\n                    data-col-index=\"5\"\n                    data-row-index=\"4\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        PUBLISHED                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"G5\"\n                    data-col-index=\"6\"\n                    data-row-index=\"4\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        PUBLIC                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"H5\"\n                    data-col-index=\"7\"\n                    data-row-index=\"4\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        1.O                    <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                            <tr class=\"wpdt-cell-row \" >\n                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"A6\"\n                    data-col-index=\"0\"\n                    data-row-index=\"5\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        <a class=\"wpdt-link-content\" data-doc-id=\"VOP-001\" href=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PT-EPS-ON-003-23032026_Temporal-Lead\u2013Lag-Behaviour-in-Distributed-Environmental-Proxy-Signals.pdf\"  rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  data-cell-id=\"10\" data-link-url=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PT-EPS-ON-003-23032026_Temporal-Lead\u2013Lag-Behaviour-in-Distributed-Environmental-Proxy-Signals.pdf\" data-link-text=\"VIEW\" data-link-target=\"true\" data-link-nofollow=\"0\" data-link-noreferrer=\"0\" data-link-sponsored=\"0\" data-link-btn-status=\"true\" data-link-btn-class=\"\" data-link-content=\"wpdt-link-content\"><button class=\"\">VIEW<\/button><\/a>                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"B6\"\n                    data-col-index=\"1\"\n                    data-row-index=\"5\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS-ON-003                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF wpdt-align-left\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"C6\"\n                    data-col-index=\"2\"\n                    data-row-index=\"5\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS - Temporal Lead Lag Behaviour in Distributed Environmental Proxy Signals                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"D6\"\n                    data-col-index=\"3\"\n                    data-row-index=\"5\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        Framework                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"E6\"\n                    data-col-index=\"4\"\n                    data-row-index=\"5\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"F6\"\n                    data-col-index=\"5\"\n                    data-row-index=\"5\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        PUBLISHED                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"G6\"\n                    data-col-index=\"6\"\n                    data-row-index=\"5\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        PUBLIC                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"H6\"\n                    data-col-index=\"7\"\n                    data-row-index=\"5\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        1.O                    <\/td>\n                                        <\/tr>\n                            <tr class=\"wpdt-cell-row \" >\n                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"A7\"\n                    data-col-index=\"0\"\n                    data-row-index=\"6\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        <a class=\"wpdt-link-content\" data-doc-id=\"VOP-001\" href=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PT-EPS-ON-004-23032026_Planetary-Influences-and-Distributed-Environmental-Variability-in-the-Earth-System.pdf\"  rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\"  data-cell-id=\"10\" data-link-url=\"https:\/\/paleotech.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PT-EPS-ON-004-23032026_Planetary-Influences-and-Distributed-Environmental-Variability-in-the-Earth-System.pdf\" data-link-text=\"VIEW\" data-link-target=\"true\" data-link-nofollow=\"0\" data-link-noreferrer=\"0\" data-link-sponsored=\"0\" data-link-btn-status=\"true\" data-link-btn-class=\"\" data-link-content=\"wpdt-link-content\"><button class=\"\">VIEW<\/button><\/a>                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"B7\"\n                    data-col-index=\"1\"\n                    data-row-index=\"6\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS-ON-004                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF wpdt-align-left\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"C7\"\n                    data-col-index=\"2\"\n                    data-row-index=\"6\"\n                    style=\"                    padding:3px;\n                    \"\n                    >\n                                        EPS - Planetary Influences and Distributed Environmental Variability in the Earth System                    <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"wpdt-cell wpdt-fs-000014 wpdt-bc-000000 wpdt-tc-00A8FF\"\n                                            data-cell-id=\"D7\"\n                    data-col-index=\"3\"\n                    data-row-index=\"6\"\n                    style=\"  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