Long-term (250,000 BP to 50,000 AP) variations in ultraviolet and visible radiation (0.175-0.690 μm)

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-120

  Shaffer, John A ^a   Cerveny, Randall S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Milankovitch orbital mechanism; Northern Hemisphere; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

LONG-TERM CHANGE; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE; ORBITAL FORCING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 1642313841     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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