Geologic constraints on the chaotic diffusion of the solar system

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 929-932

  Pälike, Heiko ^a,b,c   Laskar, Jacques ^d   Shackleton, Nicholas J ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d Institut de Mecanique Celeste et de Calcul des ephemerides   (France)

Author keywords

Astronomical calibration; Chaotic diffusion; JOIDES Resolution; Leg 154; Leg 199; Ocean drilling program; Orbits; Site 1218; Site 926; Site 929; Solar system

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC TRANSITION; CLIMATIC VARIATIONS; GEOLOGIC TIME SCALES; MARS;

ASTRONOMY; CHAOS THEORY; DATA REDUCTION; EARTH (PLANET); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESONANCE;

SOLAR SYSTEM;

PLANETARY PHENOMENA; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 9144271694     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20750.1     Document Type: Article

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