Atmospheric oxygenation of the early earth and earth-like planets driven by competition between land and seafloor weathering
Abstract Oxygen is a potential biosignature for terrestrial Earth-like planets. The primary source of oxygen on Earth is oxygenic photosynthesis, which may be limited by the supply of riverine phosphorus. Therefore, phosphorus supply from the chemical weathering of continents is crucial for the evol...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Earth, Planets and Space |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-021-01527-9 |