Open AccessAncient Precipitation Reveals Clues About Mountains and Climate
Author(s) -
Katherine Kornei
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo133317
Subject(s) - precipitation , climate change , earth science , physical geography , geography , climatology , geology , archaeology , meteorology , oceanography
By studying the chemical signatures of 300-million-year-old precipitation, researchers find evidence that the supercontinent Pangea contained peaks as tall as the European Alps.