Volatile element abundance patterns and an early liquid water ocean on Earth

Precambrian Research

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 379-394

  Kramers, Jan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atmosphere loss; Hadean ocean; Hydrodynamic escape; Terrestrial volatiles

Indexed keywords

ARGON; BROMINE; CARBON; CHLORIDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN; IODINE; KRYPTON; NIOBIUM; NITROGEN; SEA WATER; VOLATILE AGENT; XENON;

CONTINENTAL CRUST; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSPHERE; MANTLE; PALEOATMOSPHERE; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; GRAVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEA; SOLAR ENERGY; TERRESTRIAL SURFACE WATERS;

EID: 0347481419     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(03)00106-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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