Paleoatmospheric pCO2 fluctuations across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary recorded from paleosol carbonates in NE China

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 385, Issue , 2013, Pages 95-105

  Huang, Chengmin ^a   Retallack, Gregory J ^b   Wang, Chengshan ^c   Huang, Qinghua ^d  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d DAQING OILFIELD CO LTD   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric CO2; Chicxulub impact; China; Cretaceous; Deccan Traps; Paleosol; Pedogenic carbonate; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOREHOLE; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CRATER; CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY; DANIAN; FLOOD BASALT; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; PEDOGENESIS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF CAMPECHE; CHICXULUB CRATER; CHINA; DECCAN; GULF OF MEXICO; INDIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SONGLIAO BASIN; YUCATAN;

EID: 84879889356     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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