Why the atmosphere became oxygenated: A proposal

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 5241-5255

  Holland, Heinrich D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEGASSING; OXIDATION; OXYGENATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLCANIC GAS; WATER;

EID: 68149182681     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.05.070     Document Type: Article

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