Proterozoic (pre-Ediacaran) glaciation and the high obliquity, low-latitude ice, strong seasonality (HOLIST) hypothesis: Principles and tests

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 87, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 61-93

  Williams, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ediacaran; glaciation; obliquity of the ecliptic; palaeoclimate; palaeomagnetism; Proterozoic

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; EDIACARAN; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; ICE MECHANICS; OBLIQUITY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

EID: 41149090135     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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