Causes and Climatic Consequences of the Impact Winter at the Cretaceous‐Paleogene Boundary

Abstract Prolonged periods of low light and cold temperatures at Earth's surface are hypothesized effects of the end‐Cretaceous asteroid impact. However, debate remains about the causes and consequences of this “impact winter.” We perform simulations of the Chicxulub impact with an Earth system...

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Main Authors: Clay R. Tabor, Charles G. Bardeen, Bette L. Otto‐Bliesner, Rolando R. Garcia, Owen B. Toon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085572
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