Zahnle, Kevin J.
Ames Research Center
20 papers on CoChatORCID 0000-0002-2462-4358
Most cited papers
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Carbon dioxide cycling and implications for climate on ancient Earth
Sleep, N. H., & Zahnle, K. (2001) · Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological and Geochemical Analysis
Cited by 592
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Annihilation of ecosystems by large asteroid impacts on the early Earth
Sleep, N. H., Zahnle, K. J., Kasting, J. F., & Morowitz, H. J. (1989) · Nature
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsAstro and Planetary Science
Cited by 574
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The Archean atmosphere
Catling, D. C., & Zahnle, K. J. (2020) · Science Advances
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeological and Geochemical Analysis
Cited by 568
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Oceanic nickel depletion and a methanogen famine before the Great Oxidation Event
Konhauser, K. O., Pecoits, E., Lalonde, S. V., Papineau, D., Nisbet, E. G., Barley, M. E., Arndt, N. T., Zahnle, K., & Kamber, B. S. (2009) · Nature
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Cited by 515
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Biogenic Methane, Hydrogen Escape, and the Irreversible Oxidation of Early Earth
Catling, D. C., Zahnle, K. J., & McKay, C. P. (2001) · Science
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsOrigins and Evolution of Life
Cited by 507
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Emergence of a Habitable Planet
Zahnle, K., Arndt, N., Cockell, C., Halliday, A., Nisbet, E., Selsis, F., & Sleep, N. H. (2007) · Space Science Reviews
Astro and Planetary ScienceGeological and Geochemical Analysis
Cited by 380
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The loss of mass‐independent fractionation in sulfur due to a Palaeoproterozoic collapse of atmospheric methane
ZAHNLE, K., CLAIRE, M., & CATLING, D. (2006) · Geobiology
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
Cited by 315
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Why O 2 Is Required by Complex Life on Habitable Planets and the Concept of Planetary "Oxygenation Time"
Catling, D. C., Glein, C. R., Zahnle, K. J., & McKay, C. P. (2005) · Astrobiology
Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifeEarth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
Cited by 307
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Habitable Zone Limits for Dry Planets
Abe, Y., Abe-Ouchi, A., Sleep, N. H., & Zahnle, K. J. (2011) · Astrobiology
Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifeStellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Cited by 298
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Nitrogen-enhanced greenhouse warming on early Earth
Goldblatt, C., Claire, M. W., Lenton, T. M., Matthews, A. J., Watson, A. J., & Zahnle, K. J. (2009) · Nature Geoscience
Astro and Planetary SciencePaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Cited by 291
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Photochemistry of methane and the formation of hydrocyanic acid (HCN) in the Earth's early atmosphere
Zahnle, K. J. (1986) · Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Cited by 276
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Initiation of clement surface conditions on the earliest Earth
Sleep, N. H., Zahnle, K., & Neuhoff, P. S. (2001) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Origins and Evolution of LifePaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Cited by 230
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Biogeochemical modelling of the rise in atmospheric oxygen
CLAIRE, M. W., CATLING, D. C., & ZAHNLE, K. J. (2006) · Geobiology
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
Cited by 200
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Low simulated radiation limit for runaway greenhouse climates
Goldblatt, C., Robinson, T. D., Zahnle, K. J., & Crisp, D. (2013) · Nature Geoscience
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstro and Planetary Science
Cited by 183
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Strange messenger: a new history of hydrogen on Earth, as told by xenon
Zahnle, K. J., Gacesa, M., & Catling, D. C. (2019) · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Astro and Planetary SciencePaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Cited by 175
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Revisiting HCN formation in Earth's early atmosphere
Tian, F., Kasting, J. F., & Zahnle, K. (2011) · Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Origins and Evolution of LifePaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Cited by 143
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Evolution of atmospheric xenon and other noble gases inferred from Archean to Paleoproterozoic rocks
Avice, G., Marty, B., Burgess, R., Hofmann, A., Philippot, P., Zahnle, K., & Zakharov, D. (2018) · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Geological and Geochemical AnalysisPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Cited by 136
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Photochemical and climate consequences of sulfur outgassing on early Mars
Tian, F., Claire, M. W., Haqq-Misra, J. D., Smith, M., Crisp, D. C., Catling, D., Zahnle, K., & Kasting, J. F. (2010) · Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Planetary Science and ExplorationAstro and Planetary Science
Cited by 123
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The Formation of Martian River Valleys by Impacts
Toon, O. B., Segura, T., & Zahnle, K. (2010) · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Planetary Science and ExplorationAstro and Planetary Science
Cited by 94
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Ancient air caught by shooting stars
Zahnle, K., & Buick, R. (2016) · Nature
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsAstro and Planetary Science
Cited by 9
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