Factors that inhibit snowball Earth simulation

Paleoceanography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Poulsen, C J ^a   Jacob, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neoproterozoic; Paleoclimate; Snowball Earth

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE MODELING; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEROZOIC;

EID: 15944376596     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004PA001056     Document Type: Article

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