CO2-forced climate thresholds during the Phanerozoic

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 70, Issue 23 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 5665-5675

  Royer, Dana L ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE FORCING; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PHANEROZOIC; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33745322936     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2005.11.031     Document Type: Article

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