Quantifying and understanding the uncertainty of atmospheric CO2 concentrations determined from calcic paleosols

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3210-3220

  Breecker, D O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; paleosols; proxies; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MIXTURES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOILS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPONENTS; CARBONATE FORMATIONS; CO2 CONCENTRATION; INPUT VARIABLES; PALEOSOLS; PROXIES; REGRESSION EQUATION; UNCERTAINTY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84885086698     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ggge.20189     Document Type: Article

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