A rapid and synchronous initiation of the wide spread Cryogenian glaciations

Precambrian Research

Volumn 255, Issue P1, 2014, Pages 401-411

  Lan, Zhongwu ^a   Li, Xianhua ^a   Zhu, Maoyan ^b   Chen, Zhong Qiang ^c   Zhang, Qirui ^a   Li, Qiuli ^a   Lu, Dingbiao ^d   Liu, Yu ^a   Tang, Guoqiang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d Guizhou Academy of Geological Survey   (China)

Author keywords

Ca. 716Ma; Initiation; Rapid; South China; Sturtian glaciation; Synchronous

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; CLIMATE MODELING; DATING METHOD; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GLACIATION; ICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA; CHINA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84909981031     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2014.10.015     Document Type: Article

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