Refining the pedogenic carbonate atmospheric CO2 proxy and application to Miocene CO2

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 406, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Breecker, D O ^a   Retallack, G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Earth system sensitivity; Miocene; Paleosol; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899871703     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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