A model for long-term climatic effects of impacts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Luder, T ^a   Benz, W ^a   Stocker, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Climate; Dust; Earth; Impact; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ASTEROID; CLIMATE CHANGE; DUST; IMPACT; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; RADIATION BUDGET;

EID: 0345415530     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001894     Document Type: Article

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