Global changes during Carboniferous-Permian glaciation of Gondwana: Linking polar and equatorial climate evolution by geochemical proxies

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 605-608

  Scheffler, K ^a   Hoernes, S ^a   Schwark, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carboniferous Permian glaciation; Dwyka Group; Karoo Basin; Paleoclimate; Paleozoic

Indexed keywords

TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

BIOMARKERS; CATCHMENTS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBONIFEROUS; GLACIATION; GLOBAL CHANGE; GONDWANA; PALEOCLIMATE; PERMIAN; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0041701758     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0605:GCDCGO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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