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Extraterrestrial accretion and glacial cyclesWe propose that the approx. 100-k.y. cycle seen in terrestrial glaciation is due to changes in meteor flux that come from changes in the Earth's orbit. This model can explain a 70-k.y. 'anomalous' period in climate data and the apparent discrepancy between present extraterrestrial fluxes and those in oceanic sediments. It can be tested by measuring Ir densities in sediments and ice during glacials and interglacials.
Document ID
19940023805
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Muller, R. A. (California Univ. Berkeley. Lawrence Berkeley Lab, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Houston Univ., New Developments Regarding the KT Event and Other Catastrophes in Earth History
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
94N28308
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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