Early cenozoic glaciation, antarctic weathering, and seawater 87Sr/86Sr: Is there a link?

Chemical Geology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 165-180

  Zachos, James C ^a   Opdyke, Bradley N ^b   Quinn, Terrence M ^c   Jones, Charles E ^d   Halliday, Alex N ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic weathering; Early cenozoic glaciation; Seawater

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; EOCENE; GLACIATION; OLIGOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; SEAWATER; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; WEATHERING;

EID: 0034107798     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(99)00085-6     Document Type: Article

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