Atmospheric CO2 concentrations during ancient greenhouse climates were similar to those predicted for A.D. 2100

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

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 576-580

  Breecker, D O ^a,b   Sharp, Z D ^a   McFadden, L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Climate sensitivity; Paleosol barometer; Pedogenic carbonate; Phanerozoic

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL; GREENHOUSE; MESOZOIC; NONHUMAN; PALEOZOIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; DESERT CLIMATE; FORECASTING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PALEONTOLOGY; POACEAE; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESERT CLIMATE; FORECASTING; FOSSILS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NEW MEXICO; PALEONTOLOGY; POACEAE; SEASONS; SOIL; TEXAS;

EID: 76249115584     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902323106     Document Type: Article

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