The contemporary degassing rate of 40Ar from the solid Earth.
Knowledge of the outgassing history of radiogenic (40)Ar, derived over geologic time from the radioactive decay of (40)K, contributes to our understanding of the geodynamic history of the planet and the origin of volatiles on Earth's surface. The (40)Ar inventory of the atmosphere equals total...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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