Argon isotopic composition of Archaean atmosphere probes early Earth geodynamics

Nature

Volumn 498, Issue 7452, 2013, Pages 87-90

  Pujol, Magali ^a   Marty, Bernard ^a   Burgess, Ray ^b   Turner, Grenville ^b   Philippot, Pascal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; FRESH WATER; INERT GAS; POTASSIUM;

ARCHEAN; ARGON; CONTINENTAL CRUST; EARLY EARTH; EARTH SCIENCE; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; GEODYNAMICS; GROWTH RATE; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

ARCHEAN; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEODYNAMICS; GEOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84878689659     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature12152     Document Type: Article

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