An alternative age model for the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum using extraterrestrial 3He

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 208, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 135-148

  Farley, K A ^a   Eltgroth, S F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY; PALEOCLIMATE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

EID: 0037473276     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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