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The effect of the Pliocene temperature pattern on silicate weathering and Pliocene–Pleistocene cooling
Department Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, USA
John C. H. Chiang
Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Nicholas L. Swanson-Hysell
Department Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, USA
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Short summary
CO2 consumption by chemical alteration of continental silicate rocks regulates atmospheric CO2 and Earth's mean climate. The efficiency of this regulation is affected by the amount of continental precipitation and may have been reduced 3 to 4 million years ago because of different patterns of sea surface temperature. This process could have contributed to the warmer climate of that time.
CO2 consumption by chemical alteration of continental silicate rocks regulates atmospheric CO2...
