The Great Acceleration is real and provides a quantitative basis for the proposed Anthropocene Series/Epoch
Martin J. Head, Will Steffen, David Fagerlind, Colin N. Waters, Clément Poirier, Jaia Syvitski, Jan Zalasiewicz, Anthony D. Barnosky, Alejandro Cearreta, Catherine Jeandel, Reinhold Leinfelder, John McNeill, Neil L. Rose, Colin Summerhayes, Michael Wagreich, Jens Zinke
Abstract
Martin J. Head, Will Steffen, David Fagerlind, Colin N. Waters, Clement Poirier, Jaia Syvitski, Jan A. Zalasiewicz, Anthony D. Barnosky, Alejandro Cearreta, Catherine Jeandel, Reinhold Leinfelder, J.R. McNeill, Neil L. Rose, Colin Summerhayes, Michael Wagreich, Jens Zinke. Episodes 2022;45:359-76. https://doi.org/10.18814/epiiugs/2021/021031
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AnthropoceneEpoch (astronomy)Series (stratigraphy)HistoryArt historyEnvironmental ethicsPhilosophyGeologyPaleontologyAstrophysicsPhysicsStarsGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research