The oxygenation of the atmosphere and oceans

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 361, Issue 1470, 2006, Pages 903-915

  Holland, Heinrich D ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Great oxidation event; Mass independent fractionation; Oceanic anoxic events; Oceans; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE; CARBONIFEROUS; OCEAN; OXYGENATION; PROTEROZOIC;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ISOTOPE; OXYGEN; WATER;

ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SEA; SEDIMENT;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISOTOPES; OCEANS AND SEAS; OXYGEN; WATER;

EID: 33747790905     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1838     Document Type: Review

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