Geochemical consequences of increased Late Cenozoic weathering rates and the global CO2 balance since 100 Ma

Paleoceanography

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 431-446

  Compton, John S ^a   Mallinson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRETACEOUS; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; PALAEOCLIMATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WEATHERING RATE;

EID: 0030463078     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: 19449186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96PA00785     Document Type: Article

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