Absence of a runaway ice-albedo feedback in the Neoproterozoic

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 473-476

  Poulsen, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

General circulation models; Ice ages; Neoproterozoic; Oceans; Paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

ICE-ALBEDO FEEDBACK;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); FREEZING; HEAT FLUX; ICE;

GEOLOGY;

ALBEDO; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEROZOIC; SEA LEVEL;

EID: 0038608900     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0473:AOARIF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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