Orbital forcing of ice sheets during snowball Earth

Ross N. Mitchell; Thomas M. Gernon; Grant M. Cox; Adam R. Nordsvan; Uwe Kirscher; Chuang Xuan; Yebo Liu; Xu Liu; Xiaofang He

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24439-4

Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Orbital forcing of ice sheets during snowball Earth

Ross N. Mitchell,
Thomas M. Gernon,
Grant M. Cox,
Adam R. Nordsvan,
Uwe Kirscher,
Chuang Xuan,
Yebo Liu,
Xu Liu,
Xiaofang He

Affiliations

Ross N. Mitchell: State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Thomas M. Gernon: School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
Grant M. Cox: Earth Dynamics Research Group, The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR), Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Adam R. Nordsvan: Earth Dynamics Research Group, The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR), Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Uwe Kirscher: Earth Dynamics Research Group, The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR), Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Chuang Xuan: School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
Yebo Liu: Earth Dynamics Research Group, The Institute for Geoscience Research (TIGeR), Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Xu Liu: State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Xiaofang He: School of Geoscience and Survey Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24439-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Reconciling the Snowball Earth hypothesis with sedimentological cyclicity has been a persistent challenge. A new cyclostratigraphic climate record for a Cryogenian banded iron formation in Australia provides evidence for orbital forcing of ice sheet advance and retreat cycles during Snowball Earth.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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