A permafrost glacial hypothesis - Permafrost carbon might help explaining the Pleistocene ice ages;Eine Permafrost Hypothese - Kohlenstoff in Permafrostböden könnte helfen, die pleistozänen Eiszeiten zu erklären

E and G Quaternary Science Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-92

  Zech, Roland ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ice ages; insolation forcing; Milankovitch; permafrost; Pleistocene; Siberia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872024535     PISSN: 04247116     EISSN: 21999090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3285/eg.61.1.07     Document Type: Article

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