Atmospheric pressure as a natural climate regulator for a terrestrial planet with a biosphere

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 106, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 9576-9579

  Li, King Fai ^a,b   Pahlevan, Kaveh ^a   Kirschvink, Joseph L ^a   Yung, Yuk L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MC 150 21 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gaia; Greenhouse; Habitability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOSPHERE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INFRARED RADIATION; LAND BIOME; LIFESPAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CLIMATE; PLANTS;

EID: 67649841960     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0809436106     Document Type: Article

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