UV shielding of NH3 and O2 by organic hazes in the Archean atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E10, 2001, Pages 23267-23287

  Pavlov, Alexander A ^a,b   Brown, Lisa L ^a   Kasting, James F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; PALEOATMOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0035206371     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001448     Document Type: Article

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