Permian and Triassic greenhouse crises

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 90-103

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Greenhouse; Paleoclimate; Paleosol; Permian; Triassic

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE GAS; MASS EXTINCTION; METHANE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; TIME SERIES;

EID: 84877117224     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2012.03.003     Document Type: Review

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