Climate forcings and the initiation of low-latitude ice sheets during the Neoproterozoic Varanger glacial interval

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D16, 2000, Pages 20737-20756

  Chandler, Mark A ^a,c   Sohl, Linda E ^b  

^a NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD INSTITUTE FOR SPACE STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE FORCING; GLACIATION; ICE SHEET; PALEOCLIMATE;

EID: 17644434082     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900221     Document Type: Article

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