What CO2 well gases tell us about the origin of noble gases in the mantle and their relationship to the atmosphere

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 366, Issue 1883, 2008, Pages 4183-4203

  Ballentine, Chris J ^a   Holland, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Convection; Inert gases; Rare gases

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GASES; ISOTOPES; KRYPTON; METEORITES; NEON; PLUTONIUM; RADIOGENIC GASES; RECYCLING; SEAWATER; SOLAR WIND; XENON;

ACCRETING MATERIALS; AGE MODELS; COLORADO PLATEAUX; CONVECTING MANTLES; CONVECTION; ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES; HEAVY NOBLE GASES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; ISOTOPIC VALUES; MASS BALANCES; NOBLE GAS ISOTOPIC COMPOSITIONS; NOBLE GASES; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; RARE GASES; SOLAR NEBULAS; SUBDUCTION PROCESSES; UPPER ENDS;

INERT GASES;

GAS; INERT GAS; KRYPTON; NEON;

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; GAS; MICROCLIMATE;

ATMOSPHERE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GASES; KRYPTON; METEOROIDS; NEON; NOBLE GASES;

EID: 54049126227     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0150     Document Type: Article

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