Implication of impacts in the young earth sun Paradox and the evolution of Earth’s atmosphere

Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 85-97

  Trigo Rodríguez, Josep M ^a   Martín Torres, F Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE GASES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECIES; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL SIGNATURES; EARTH-LIKE EXOPLANETS; EVOLUTIONARY STAGE; LABORATORY STUDIES; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATION;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 84891461131     PISSN: 15706591     EISSN: 15706605     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5191-4_7     Document Type: Chapter

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