The anthropogenic greenhouse era began thousands of years ago

Climatic Change

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-293

  Ruddiman, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; EARTH (PLANET); GAS EMISSIONS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; METHANE; OSCILLATIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; CYCLIC VARIATIONS;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

AGRICULTURE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEFORESTATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOLOCENE; METHANE;

EURASIA;

EID: 0346020481     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CLIM.0000004577.17928.fa     Document Type: Review

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