Development of the cretaceous greenhouse climate and the oceanic thermal structure

Paleontological Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 77-88

  Moriya, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration; Cretaceous; greenhouse; Mesozoic marine revolution; sea surface temperature; volcanism

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CIRRUS; COOLING; CRETACEOUS; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ICE FREE CORRIDOR; ICE SHEET; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; VOLCANISM;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 80051723476     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2517/1342-8144-15.2.077     Document Type: Review

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