A human-induced hothouse climate?

GSA Today

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 4-11

  Kidder, David L ^a   Worsley, Thomas R ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CENOZOIC; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; GREENHOUSE GAS; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; PALEOCLIMATE; PHANEROZOIC; RESIDENCE TIME;

EID: 84856448234     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G131A.1     Document Type: Article

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