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Elevated CO(2) degassing rates prevented the return of Snowball Earth during the Phanerozoic

The Cryogenian period (~720–635 Ma) is marked by extensive Snowball Earth glaciations. These have previously been linked to CO(2) draw-down, but the severe cold climates of the Cryogenian have never been replicated during the Phanerozoic despite similar, and sometimes more dramatic changes to carbon...

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Autores principales: Mills, Benjamin J. W., Scotese, Christopher R., Walding, Nicholas G., Shields, Graham A., Lenton, Timothy M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5736558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29062095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01456-w