Reconstructing Precambrian pCO2 and pO2 Using Paleosols - Nathan D. Sheldon, Ria L. Mitchell, Rebecca M. Dzombak

Reconstructing Precambrian pCO2 and pO2 Using Paleosols

Buch | Softcover
75 Seiten
2021
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-81900-8 (ISBN)
21,20 inkl. MwSt
Paleosols formed in direct contact with the Earth's atmosphere, so they can record the composition of the atmosphere through weathering processes and products. Herein we critically review a variety of different approaches for reconstructing atmospheric O2 and CO2 over the past three billion years. Paleosols indicate relatively low CO2 over that time, requiring additional greenhouse forcing to overcome the 'faint young Sun' paradox in the Archean and Mesoproterozoic, as well as low O2 levels until the Neoproterozoic. Emerging techniques will revise the history of Earth's atmosphere further and may provide a window into atmospheric evolution on other planets.

1. Introduction; 2. Materials/Methods; 3. Discussion; 4. Future Prospects; 5. Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Elements in Geochemical Tracers in Earth System Science
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 230 x 150 mm
Gewicht 590 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Meteorologie / Klimatologie
ISBN-10 1-108-81900-1 / 1108819001
ISBN-13 978-1-108-81900-8 / 9781108819008
Zustand Neuware
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