Climate dynamics of a hard snowball Earth

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-22

  Pierrehumbert, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE FORCING; DEGLACIATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EID: 17044371501     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005162     Document Type: Article

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