Biotic enhancement of weathering and surface temperatures on earth since the origin of life

"Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology"

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 357-371

  Schwartzman, David W ^a   Volk, Tyler ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC ENHANCEMENT; CLIMATIC EVOLUTION; PALAEOCLIMATE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHERING;

EID: 0026302644     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(12)80035-6     Document Type: Article

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