Paleoclimates, ocean depth, and the oxygen isotopic composition of seawater

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 252, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 82-93

  Kasting, James F ^a   Howard, M Tazewell ^a   Wallmann, Klaus ^b   Veizer, Ján ^c   Shields, Graham ^d   Jaffrés, Jasmine ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archean; ocean depth; oxygen isotopes; paleoclimate; Precambrian

Indexed keywords

OCEAN DEPTH; OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PALEOCLIMATE; PELAGIC SEDIMENTATION;

CLIMATOLOGY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ARCHEAN; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT FLOW; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OCEANIC CRUST; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PHANEROZOIC; SEAWATER; WATER DEPTH;

EUKARYOTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33751253753     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.09.029     Document Type: Article

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