Correlated variations and periodicity of global CO2, biological mass extinctions and extra-terrestrial bolide impacts over the past 250 million years and possible geodynamical implications

Geofizika

Volumn 15, Issue , 1998, Pages 103-117

  Tiwari, R K ^a   Rao, K N N ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Geodynamics; Global CO2; Periodicity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; IMPACT; MASS EXTINCTION; PERIODICITY;

EID: 0032323891     PISSN: 03523659     EISSN: 18466346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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