Fluvial response to abrupt global warming at the Palaeocene/Eocene boundary

Nature

Volumn 491, Issue 7422, 2012, Pages 92-95

  Foreman, Brady Z ^a   Heller, Paul L ^a   Clementz, Mark T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATCHMENT; CLAY; CLIMATE VARIATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY; PALEOCLIMATE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; STRATIGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CATCHMENT; EOCENE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PALAEOCENE EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM; PALEOCENE; PRECIPITATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; STRATIGRAPHY; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

ALTITUDE; ALUMINUM SILICATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; COLORADO; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; PLANTS; RAIN; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868319469     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11513     Document Type: Article

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