A hypothetical approach to determining the effect of palaeorotational rates on Earth's Neoproterozoic palaeoclimate

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 463-473

  Rautenbach, C J DeW ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atmospheric general circulation model; Earth's paleorotational rates; Meridional and zonal atmospheric cells; Neoproterozoic atmospheric circulation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; DAY LENGTH; EARTH ROTATION; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEROZOIC;

EID: 0036317233     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0899-5362(01)00080-x     Document Type: Article

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