Methane and climate during the Precambrian era

Precambrian Research

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 119-129

  Kasting, James F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methane; Paleoproterozoic glaciation; Precambrian era

Indexed keywords

METHANE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRECAMBRIAN;

EID: 31544483948     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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