Climatic effects of an impact-induced equatorial debris ring

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 15, 2002, Pages

  Fawcett, Peter J ^a   Boslough, Mark B E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Eocene; Impact; Paleoclimate; Planetary ring; Snowball Earth; Tektitkes

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; EARTH (PLANET); IRIDIUM; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

BOLIDE; EOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE;

EID: 32244447885     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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