Declining atmospheric CO2 during the late Middle Eocene climate transition

American Journal of Science

Volumn 311, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-75

  Gabriela, Doria ^a,b   Royer, Dana L ^a   Wolfe, Alexander P ^c   Fox, Andrew ^d   Westgate, John A ^e   Beerling, David J ^d  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Eocene; Kimberlite; Metasequoia; Paleoclimate; Stomata

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE VARIATION; EOCENE; ICE SHEET; KIMBERLITE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGENE; STOMATA;

GIRAFFIDAE; METASEQUOIA;

EID: 79957478625     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/01.2011.03     Document Type: Article

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