Organic haze in Earth's early atmosphere: Source of low-13C Late Archean kerogens?

Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1003-1006

  Pavlov, Alexander A ^a   Kasting, James F ^a   Eigenbrode, Jennifer L ^a   Freeman, Katherine H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Archean climate; Archean kerogens; Hydrocarbon aerosols

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FEEDBACK; KEROGEN; METHANOGENS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

GEOLOGY;

ARCHEAN; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPE; HAZE; KEROGEN; PALEOATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84874957962     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<1003:OHIESE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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