Limits for combustion in low O2 redefine paleoatmospheric predictions for the mesozoic

Science

Volumn 321, Issue 5893, 2008, Pages 1197-1200

  Belcher, C M ^a   McElwain, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; IMAGING METHOD; MESOZOIC; OXYGEN; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PREDICTION; WILDFIRE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BURN; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HUMIDITY; MESOZOIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE; BRYOPHYTA; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; FIRES; OXYGEN; PAPER; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WOOD;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 50649123504     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1160978     Document Type: Article

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