Reconstructing past atmospheric CO2 concentration based on ice-core analyses: Open questions due to in situ production of CO2 in the ice

Journal of Glaciology

Volumn 46, Issue 152, 2000, Pages 45-53

  Tschumi, Jürg ^a   Stauffer, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ICE CORE; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PROVENANCE; RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0034130940     PISSN: 00221430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756500781833359     Document Type: Article

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