Publication Date:
2017-10-02
Description:
Kirschvink proposed Precambrian low-latitude glaciation could result in an albedo-driven catastrophic runaway to a "Snowball Earth" state in which pack ice up to 1 km thick covered the world ocean. The geophysical state of an ice crust on a Snowball Earth is examined.
Keywords:
Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration
Type:
Lunar and Planetary Science XXXI; LPI-Contrib-1000
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