Middle Eocene seawater pH and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations

Science

Volumn 284, Issue 5421, 1999, Pages 1824-1826

  Pearson, P N ^a   Palmer, M R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; SEA WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; EOCENE; SEAWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; HISTORY; PH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033546211     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5421.1824     Document Type: Article

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