Ice core evidence for atmospheric oxygen decline since the Mid-Pleistocene transition
Yuzhen Yan, Edward J. Brook, Andrei V. Kurbatov, Jeffrey P. Severinghaus, John A. Higgins
Abstract
The 1.5-million-year-old Antarctic ice indicates a balanced atmospheric oxygen budget before the Mid-Pleistocene Transition.
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PleistoceneIce coreAtmospheric oxygenCore (optical fiber)Transition (genetics)Environmental scienceClimatologyAtmospheric sciencesGeologyOceanographyOxygenEarth sciencePhysical geographyGeographyPaleontologyMaterials scienceChemistryGeneOrganic chemistryComposite materialBiochemistryGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchCryospheric studies and observationsMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena