A new viewpoint on the causes of formation of the Great Ice Age
THERE have been seven Great Ice Age (GIA) events during the Earth’s evolutionary history of4.6 Ga. Li Siguang put forward an explanation about the causes of their formation andref. [3] summarized various theories concerned. A commonly accepted point is that the even-tual formation of GIA is due to l...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Chinese science bulletin 1997-07, Vol.42 (14), p.1203-1206 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | THERE have been seven Great Ice Age (GIA) events during the Earth’s evolutionary history of4.6 Ga. Li Siguang put forward an explanation about the causes of their formation andref. [3] summarized various theories concerned. A commonly accepted point is that the even-tual formation of GIA is due to lesser solar radiation absorbed by the Earth. But no one can ex-plain the fact that no GIA had ever appeared from 2.2 to 1.0 Ga B. P. A new viewpoint is |
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| ISSN: | 1001-6538 2095-9273 1861-9541 2095-9281 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF02882848 |