Rising atmospheric CO2 as a possible trigger for the end-Triassic mass extinction

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 217, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 223-242

  Huynh, Tran T ^a   Poulsen, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; General circulation models; Mass extinction; Paleoclimate; Triassic

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGASSING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MASS EXTINCTION; PALEOCLIMATE; TRIASSIC;

EID: 13444283495     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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