Isotope fractionation and atmospheric oxygen: Implications for Phanerozoic O2 evolution

Science

Volumn 287, Issue 5458, 2000, Pages 1630-1633

  Berner, R A ^a   Petsch, S T ^a   Lake, J A ^a   Beerling, D J ^a   Popp, B N ^a   Lane, R S ^a   Laws, E A ^a   Westley, M B ^a   Cassar, N ^a   Woodward, F I ^a   Quick, W P ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPE; OXYGEN; SULFUR;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OXYGEN; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PHANEROZOIC; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EVOLUTION; FRACTIONATION; MASS; MODEL; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; TIME;

EID: 0034051593     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5458.1630     Document Type: Article

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