Investigating the early Earth faint young Sun problem with a general circulation model

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 98, Issue , 2014, Pages 77-92

  Kunze, M ^a   Godolt, M ^b   Langematz, U ^a   Grenfell, J L ^b   Hamann Reinus, A ^a   Rauer, H ^b,c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaean climate; Early Earth; Faint young Sun problem

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; EARTH (PLANET); GREENHOUSE GASES; LIQUIDS; LUMINANCE; OZONE; CARBON; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; PROBLEM SOLVING; SURFACE WATERS;

ARCHAEAN; BREWER-DOBSON CIRCULATION; EARLY EARTH; FAINT YOUNG SUN PROBLEMS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; VERY LOW TEMPERATURES;

PROBLEM SOLVING; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84902485681     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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