Global climate model high-obliquity solutions to the ancient climate puzzles of the Faint-Young Sun Paradox and low-altitude Proterozoic glaciation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D6, 2000, Pages 7357-7370

  Jenkins, Gregory S ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECAMBRIAN; PROTEROZOIC;

EID: 0033785040     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901125     Document Type: Article

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