Earth's early atmosphere and surface environment
By: edited by George H. Shaw, Geology Department, Union College, Schenectady, New York 12308, USA
Contributors: Geological Society of America. Meeting; Pardee Keynote Symposium (2011 : Minneapolis, Minn.)
Series: Special paper -- 504
Publisher: The Geological Society of America
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780813725048
Subjects: Congresses; Origin; Atmospheric chemistry; Physical geography
Description: "This volume explores the range of conditions and compositions that have been proposed for Earth's early surface and atmosphere with a collection of papers presented at a 2011 GSA Pardee Symposium. Each chapter is accompanied by a commentary and followed by a transcript of the ensuing discussion at the meeting"--
Notes: "A Pardee Symposium was held at the Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 12 October 2011 ... The symposium provided for the presentation and discussion of several, often contradictory, models for the early Earth. The emphasis was on the later Hadean (post-moon-forming impact) to the late Archean (Great Oxidation Event), that is, from about 4.3 Ga to 2.1 Ga"--Page v.

Includes bibliographical references.