Theory of chaotic orbital variations confirmed by Cretaceous geological evidence

Nature

Volumn 542, Issue 7642, 2017, Pages 468-470

  Ma, Chao ^a   Meyers, Stephen R ^a   Sageman, Bradley B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EARTH; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; INSOLATION; MARS; PALEOCLIMATE; PLANETARY ROTATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; TIMESCALE; VIBRATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CRETACEOUS; EVOLUTION; GEOLOGICAL TIME; NORTH AMERICA; PALEOCLIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNLIGHT; THEORETICAL MODEL; CLIMATE; GEOLOGY; HISTORY; TIME FACTOR; UNCERTAINTY;

WESTERN INTERIOR;

CLIMATE; EARTH (PLANET); GEOLOGY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 85016148330     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature21402     Document Type: Article

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