Orbital insolation, ice volume, and greenhouse gases

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 15-17, 2003, Pages 1597-1629

  Ruddiman, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DATA REDUCTION; GLACIERS; ICE; OCEANOGRAPHY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TROPICS; WETLANDS;

ORBITAL INSOLATION;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECCENTRICITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; ICE SHEET; ORBITAL FORCING; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE;

EID: 0042267270     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(03)00087-8     Document Type: Article

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