Tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the upper Earth’s atmosphere using cosmic spherules

Oxygen contained within cosmic spherules is sourced from the atmosphere, making micrometeorites a possible archive for past atmospheric conditions. Here, Packet al. compare the isotopic composition of oxygen in cosmic spherules from Antarctica with that of the troposphere, and validate the value of...

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Main Authors: Andreas Pack, Andres Höweling, Dominik C. Hezel, Maren T. Stefanak, Anne-Katrin Beck, Stefan T. M. Peters, Sukanya Sengupta, Daniel Herwartz, Luigi Folco
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15702
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description Oxygen contained within cosmic spherules is sourced from the atmosphere, making micrometeorites a possible archive for past atmospheric conditions. Here, Packet al. compare the isotopic composition of oxygen in cosmic spherules from Antarctica with that of the troposphere, and validate the value of this archive.
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spelling doaj.art-3cd60bffb8cd4899ad9b928893d5bbca2022-12-21T21:52:36ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232017-06-01811710.1038/ncomms15702Tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the upper Earth’s atmosphere using cosmic spherulesAndreas Pack0Andres Höweling1Dominik C. Hezel2Maren T. Stefanak3Anne-Katrin Beck4Stefan T. M. Peters5Sukanya Sengupta6Daniel Herwartz7Luigi Folco8Universität Göttingen, Geowissenschaftliches ZentrumUniversität Göttingen, Geowissenschaftliches ZentrumUniversität Köln, Institut für Geologie und MineralogieUniversität Göttingen, Geowissenschaftliches ZentrumUniversität Göttingen, Geowissenschaftliches ZentrumUniversität Göttingen, Geowissenschaftliches ZentrumUniversität Göttingen, Geowissenschaftliches ZentrumUniversität Köln, Institut für Geologie und MineralogieDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Universitá di PisaOxygen contained within cosmic spherules is sourced from the atmosphere, making micrometeorites a possible archive for past atmospheric conditions. Here, Packet al. compare the isotopic composition of oxygen in cosmic spherules from Antarctica with that of the troposphere, and validate the value of this archive.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15702
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Stefan T. M. Peters
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Tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the upper Earth’s atmosphere using cosmic spherules
Nature Communications
title Tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the upper Earth’s atmosphere using cosmic spherules
title_full Tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the upper Earth’s atmosphere using cosmic spherules
title_fullStr Tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the upper Earth’s atmosphere using cosmic spherules
title_full_unstemmed Tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the upper Earth’s atmosphere using cosmic spherules
title_short Tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the upper Earth’s atmosphere using cosmic spherules
title_sort tracing the oxygen isotope composition of the upper earth s atmosphere using cosmic spherules
url https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15702
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