The impact of paleogeography, pCO2, poleward ocean heat transport and sea level change on global cooling during the Late Ordovician

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 59-74

  Herrmann, Achim D ^a,b   Patzkowsky, Mark E ^a   Pollard, David ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric general circulation model; Atmospheric pCO2; Glaciation; Late Ordovician

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING; GLACIATION; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 3342916959     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2003.12.019     Document Type: Article

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