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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proxy | Proxy | Barnet, James S K | |||
| 2 | AGE | Age | ka BP | Barnet, James S K | Age, revised | Geocode |
| 3 | Carbon dioxide, partial pressure | pCO2 | ppmv | Barnet, James S K | From literature | |
| 4 | Reference/source | Reference | Barnet, James S K | |||
| 5 | Comment | Comment | Barnet, James S K | Estimates based on C3 plants (Cui & Schubert, 2017) are given for the PETM, H1, H2, I1, and I2 events, including pre-event (background) pCO2 concentrations and peak event concentrations, calculated assuming either a very isotopically light methane (CH4) or an isotopically heavier organic matter (Corg) source of carbon release for these Early Eocene events. |
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