Atmospheric pCO2 and climate during late Eocene (36 ± 5 Ma) on the Indian subcontinent

Current Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 518-523

  Singh, B P ^a   Yong, Il Lee ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atmospheric carbon dioxide; Eocene; Himalayan foreland basin; Indian subcontinent; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947103159     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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