Proterozoic Atmospheric Oxygen

Treatise on Geochemistry: Second Edition

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 197-216

  Canfield, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atmospheric oxygen concentrations; Great oxidation event; Proterozoic Eon

Indexed keywords

OXYGENATION;

ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN; BIOGEOCHEMICAL; GREAT OXIDATION EVENT; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; PROTEROZOIC; VOLCANIC OUTGASSING;

OXYGEN;

EID: 84903801711     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-095975-7.01308-5     Document Type: Chapter

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