Kimberlite eruptions as triggers for early Cenozoic hyperthermals

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 448-456

  Patterson, M V ^a   Francis, Don ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cenozoic hyperthermals; kimberlite; paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DISSOCIATION; GAS HYDRATES; GLOBAL WARMING; METHANE;

CENOZOIC; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; KIMBERLITE; MASSIVE INJECTION; METHANE HYDRATES; PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUMS; PALEOCLIMATES; THERMAL DISSOCIATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CENOZOIC; DEGASSING; EMPLACEMENT; HYPSITHERMAL; KIMBERLITE; METHANE; PALEOCLIMATE; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CANADA;

EID: 84876715904     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ggge.20054     Document Type: Article

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