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Orbital forcing of ice sheets during snowball Earth

Authors :
Ross N. Mitchell
Thomas M. Gernon
Grant M. Cox
Adam R. Nordsvan
Uwe Kirscher
Chuang Xuan
Yebo Liu
Xu Liu
Xiaofang He
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

Reconciling the Snowball Earth hypothesis with sedimentological cyclicity has been a persistent challenge. A new cyclostratigraphic climate record for a Cryogenian banded iron formation in Australia provides evidence for orbital forcing of ice sheet advance and retreat cycles during Snowball Earth.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.432e6e220aac4fe2a2ee7a0d6e144bd5
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24439-4