The CO2 concentration of air trapped in Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 ice formed during periods of rapid climate change

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C12, 1997, Pages 26577-26582

  Smith, H J ^a   Wahlen, M ^a   Mastroianni, D ^a   Taylor, K ^b   Mayewski, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE RECORD; GISP2; PALAEOCLIMATE CHANGE; QUATERNARY CLIMATE;

EID: 0031433797     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00163     Document Type: Article

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