Chemical effects of large impacts on the Earth's primitive atmosphere (original) (raw)

References

  1. Tera, F., Papanastassiou, D. A. & Wasserburg, G. J. Earth planet. Sci. Lett. 22, 1–21 (1974).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  2. Wetherill, G. W. Proc. 6th lunar Sci. Conf. 1539–1561 (1975).
  3. Hochstim, A. R. Proc. natn. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 50, 200–208 (1963); in Chemical Evolution and the Origin of Life (eds Buvet, R. & Ponnamperuma, C.) 96–113 (North-Holland, New York, 1971).
    Google Scholar
  4. Fegley, B., Hartman, H. & Prinn, R.G. EOS 63, 1018 (1982).
    Google Scholar
  5. Oro, J. & Kimball, A. P. Archs biochem. Biophys. 94, 217–227 (1961).
    Article CAS Google Scholar
  6. Cairns-Smith, A. G. Genetic Takeover and the Mineral Origins of Life, 21–31 (Cambridge University Press, 1982).
    Google Scholar
  7. Abelson, P. H. Proc. natn. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1365–1372 (1966).
  8. Chameides, W. L. & Walker, J. C. G. Origins Life 11, 291–302 (1981).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  9. Pinto, J. P., Gladstone, G. R. & Yung, Y. L. Science 210, 183–185 (1980).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  10. Sarda, P. & Allegre, C. J. Earth planet. Sci. Lett. 72, 357–375 (1985).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  11. Staudacher, Th. & Allegre, C. J. Earth planet. Sci. Lett. 60, 389–406 (1982).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  12. Holland, H. D. The Chemical Evolution of the Atmosphere and Oceans (Princeton University Press, 1984).
    Google Scholar
  13. Holland, H. D. in Petrologic Studies: A Volume to Honor A. F. Buddington (ed Engel, A. E. J., et al.) 447–477 (Geological Society of America, Boulder, 1962).
    Google Scholar
  14. Gerlach, T. M. & Nordlie, B. E. Am. J. Sci. 275, 353–410 (1975).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  15. Lewis, J. S. & Prinn, R. G. Planets and their Atmospheres Origin and Evolution, 225–238 (Academic, New York, 1984).
    Google Scholar
  16. Gordon, S. & McBride, B. J. NASA SP273 (1976).
  17. JANAF Thermochemical Tables (eds Stull, D. R. & Prophet, H.) NSRDS-NBS-37 (US Government Printing Office, Washington, 1971).
  18. Glushko, V. P. et al. (eds) Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances Vols 1–4 (High-Temperature Institute, Moscow, 1978–1982).
  19. Baulch, D. L., Drysdale, D. D., Duxbury, J. & Grant, S. J. Evaluated Kinetic Data for High Temperature Reactions Vol. 3, 337–361 (Butterworths, London, 1976).
    Google Scholar
  20. Baulch, D. L., Duxbury, J., Grant, S. J., Montague, D. C. Evaluated Kinetic Data for High Temperature Reactions Vol. 4, 576–635 (J. phys. Chem. Ref. Data 10, Suppl. 1, 1981).
    Google Scholar
  21. Prinn, R. G. & Barshay, S. S. Science 198, 1031–1034 (1977).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  22. Chen, C. J. & McKenney, D. J. Can. J. Chem. 50, 992–998 (1972).
    Article CAS Google Scholar
  23. Colket, M. B. Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 16, 353–369.
  24. Prinn, R. G. & Fegley, B. Jr. Astrophys. J. 249, 308–317 (1981).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  25. Szekely, A., Hanson, R. K. and Bowman, C. T. J. phys. Chem. 88, 666–668 (1984).
    Article CAS Google Scholar
  26. Higashihara, T., Salto, K. & Murakami, I. J. phys. Chem. 87, 3707–3712 (1983).
    Article CAS Google Scholar
  27. Bowman, C. T. Symp. 15th Int. Combust. Proc. 869–882 (Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, 1974).
  28. Foley, H. M. & Ruderman, M. A. J. geophys. Res. 78, 4441–4450 (1973).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  29. Gilmore, F. R. J. geophys. Res. 80, 4553–4554 (1975).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  30. Goldsmith, P., Tuck, H. F., Foot, J. S., Simmons, E. L. & Newson, R. L. Nature 244, 545–551 (1973).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  31. Johnston, H., Whitten, G. & Birks, J. J. geophys. Res. 78, 6107–6135 (1973).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  32. Zeldovich, Ya.B. & Raizer, Ya. Physics of Shock Waves and High Temperature Phenomena Vol. 2, 566–571 (Academic, New York, 1967).
    Google Scholar
  33. Chameides, W. L. Nature 277, 123–125 (1977).
    Article ADS Google Scholar
  34. Lewis, J. S., Watkins, G. H., Hartman, H. & Prinn, R. G. Geol. Soc. Am. Spec. Pap. 190, 215–221 (1982).
    CAS Google Scholar
  35. Park, C. Acta astronautica 5, 523–542 (1978).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  36. Cicerone, R. J. & Zellner, R. J. geophys. Res. 88, 10, 689–10, 696 (1983).
  37. Giorgi, F. & Chameides, W. L. J. geophys. Res. 90, 7872–7880 (1985).
    Article ADS CAS Google Scholar
  38. Lowe, D. C. & Schmidt, U. J. geophys. Res. 88, 10, 844–10, 858 (1983).

Download references