Open AccessCurrent Carbon Emissions Unprecedented in 66 Million Years
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo048873
Subject(s) - pace , carbon dioxide , carbon fibers , current (fluid) , environmental science , greenhouse gas , carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere , atmospheric carbon cycle , atmosphere (unit) , atmospheric sciences , geography , meteorology , carbon sequestration , chemistry , materials science , geology , oceanography , composite number , composite material , geodesy , organic chemistry
An ancient carbon dioxide release associated with a much hotter Earth than today took place at only a tenth the pace of our present atmospheric carbon buildup, a new study confirms.