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ABSTRACT CHANGES in the surface temperature of the Earth throughout its history are important for understanding both the geological development of the Earth's surface and the origin and

development of life on Earth. The calculation of variations in the surface temperature with time is complicated by the number and nature of the physical variables involved, as well as by

the long period of time over which extrapolation is required. Theoretical studies must be carried out in terms of highly simplified global atmospheric models with fairly lax boundary

conditions. Consequently, even the gross features of atmospheric evolution may be explicable in terms of more than one theoretical model. Here we take the model most widely referred to in

recent years and point out that a radically different approach can provide an equally supportable result. Too much significance should not, therefore, be read into the details of currently

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Contact customer support SIMILAR CONTENT BEING VIEWED BY OTHERS GLOBALLY RESOLVED SURFACE TEMPERATURES SINCE THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM Article 10 November 2021 WIDESPREAD CHANGES IN SURFACE

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