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亚纪大气层的同位素组成和密度
Bernard Marty1, Laurent Zimmermann, Magali Pujol
1Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques-CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 15 rue Notre Dame des Pauvres, 54501 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France. bmarty@crpg.cnrs-nancy.fr
概括
古代大气层分析显示,N2的部分压力比以前想象的要低. 这表明二不是地球古代热预算的一个主要因素,而二氧化碳也可能较低.
科学领域:
- 地质化学 地质化学
- 古气候学 古气候学
- 大气科学 大气科学
背景情况:
- 了解古代大气组成对于重建古代地球条件至关重要.
- 之前的模型缺乏在这个时代对大气气体的精确限制.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定亚纪大气中的部分压力和同位素组成.
- 评估二和二氧化碳在阿克海热预算中的作用.
主要方法:
- 对和同位素的分析.
- 检查在30亿至35亿年前的热水石英中含有液体的检查.
主要成果:
- 古代大气N2的部分压力被限制在1.1bar以下,可能低至0.5bar.
- 发现同位素的组成与今天的价值相似.
- 结果暗示了较低的 CO2 的阿凯时部分压力,可能低于 0.7 bar.
结论:
- 丁 (N2) 可能在早期地球的热调节中起到较小的作用.
- 古代大气层的N2部分压力较低,并且可能比一些模型所建议的CO2水平更低.
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