Atmospheric science: the self-cleansing ability of prehistoric air

Isotopic data from an ice core have been used to estimate atmospheric oxidant levels during past climate transitions — pointing to relatively unexplored climate feedbacks as drivers of atmospheric composition.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature
Main Author: Hegglin, Michaela I.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Online Access:https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/70876/
https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/70876/1/Hegglin_NatureNs%26Vs_2017-final.pdf
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Summary:Isotopic data from an ice core have been used to estimate atmospheric oxidant levels during past climate transitions — pointing to relatively unexplored climate feedbacks as drivers of atmospheric composition.