What caused the rise of atmospheric O2?

Chemical Geology

Volumn 362, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-25

  Kasting, James F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric oxygen; Banded iron formations; Cyanobacteria; Hydrogen escape; Redox balance; Volcanic outgassing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN; BANDED IRON-FORMATIONS; CYANOBACTERIA; HYDROGEN ESCAPE; REDOX BALANCES; VOLCANIC OUTGASSING;

CARBON; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ISOTOPES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER RECYCLING;

OXYGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BANDED IRON FORMATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEGASSING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN; REDOX CONDITIONS;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84889604247     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.05.039     Document Type: Review

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