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A bistable organic-rich atmosphere on the Neoarchaean Earth
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“Besides the main atmospheric species CO 2 and N 2 there is much evidence that H 2 O and biogenic CH 4 were most likely also present around 2.6 - 2.8 Ga (Hinrichs 2002; Zahnle et al. 2010; Zerkle et al. 2012; Lammer et al. 2018).”
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“Consequently, the structure of S-MIF variations in Archean sedimentary minerals and their correlation with light, organic δ13C have been attributed to episodic hazes driven by variable atmospheric CH4:CO2 ratios (60, 193–196).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Zerkle, A. L., Claire, M. W., Domagal-Goldman, S. D., Farquhar, J., & Poulton, S. W.
- Affiliations
- Newcastle University (GB)
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (US)
- Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zerkle, Aubrey L.
- Venue
- Nature Geoscience
- Published
- 2012-03-18
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 359-363
- ISSN
- 1752-0894 (ISSN-L)
- 1752-0908
- OpenAlex
- W2071510629
- Cited by
- 239
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 23 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 14.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature Geoscience (publishedVersion)
- Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
- Funders
- Agouron Institute
- NASA Astrobiology Institute
- Natural Environment Research Council (NE/J022802/1, NE/H016805/1)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Origins and Evolution of Life
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geochemistry and Petrology › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Keywords
- early Earth atmosphere, organic haze, methane, microbial mats, carbon isotopes, sulfur isotopes, photochemical modeling, biogenic methane production, seawater chemistry, Neoarchaean
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