Atmospheric pCO2 since 60 Ma from records of seawater pH, calcium, and primary carbonate mineralogy

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 793-796

  Demicco, Robert V ^a   Lowenstein, Tim K ^a   Hardie, Lawrence A ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric history; Carbon dioxide; Equilibrium; Geochemistry; Seawater chemistry variation

Indexed keywords

ION COMPOSITION;

CARBONATES; COMPOSITION; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS;

SEAWATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; ION; PALEOATMOSPHERE; SEAWATER; SECULAR VARIATION; TERTIARY;

EID: 0141683751     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G19727.1     Document Type: Article

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