Barrett, Peter (2003): Paleoclimatology; cooling a continent

Leg/Site/Hole: Related Expeditions:

ODP 119

Identifier: ID:

2003-021768

Type:

georefid

Creator: Name:

Barrett, Peter

Affiliation:

Victoria University, Antarctic Research Centre, Wellington, New Zealand

Role:

author

Identification: Title:

Paleoclimatology; cooling a continent

Year:

2003

Source:

Nature (London)

Publisher:

Macmillan Journals, London, United Kingdom

Volume:

421

Issue:

6920

Pages:

221-223

Abstract:

This paper summarizes the effect of greenhouse gases on climate by reporting on modelling work that shows the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet in the Oligocene, 34 million years ago, occurred largely because of a fall in atmospheric CO (sub 2) concentration. (MTE)

Language:

English

Genre:

Serial

Rights:

URL:

Coverage:Geographic coordinates:

	North:-49.2407
West:71.3936		East: 85.5147
	South:-68.4114

Keywords:

Stratigraphy; Antarctic ice sheet; Antarctica; atmosphere; carbon dioxide; Cenozoic; climate change; concentration; cooling; genesis; glacial geology; glaciation; greenhouse effect; ice sheets; Leg 119; Ocean Drilling Project; Oligocene; paleoatmosphere; paleoclimatology; Paleogene; paleotemperature; reconstruction; Tertiary;

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Barrett, Peter (2003): Paleoclimatology; cooling a continent