Orbital changes and climate

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 23-24, 2006, Pages 3092-3112

  Ruddiman, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SEA ICE; WETLANDS;

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE GASES; ICE SHEET RESPONSE; ICE SIGNALS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; ICE DRIFT; ICE SHEET; INSOLATION; METHANE; ORBITAL FORCING; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECESSION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 33846850247     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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