The Earth as an extrasolar planet: The vegetation spectral signature today and during the last Quaternary climatic extrema

International Journal of Astrobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 81-94

  Arnold, Luc ^a   Bréon, François Marie ^b   Brewer, Simon ^c  

^a STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Biosignature; Earth spectrum; Earth like planets; Extrasolar planets; Holocene optimum; Last Glacial Maximum; Modern Earth; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; DETECTION METHOD; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; HOLOCENE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; QUATERNARY; SOLAR SYSTEM; VEGETATION;

EID: 70349591700     PISSN: 14735504     EISSN: 14753006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1473550409004406     Document Type: Article

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