Abstract
I shall discuss two problems concerning the history of the ocean: {1) The volume of water on the earth's surface at different times in the past. (2) Former conditions in the water and in the overlying atmosphere compared with those existing today. Specifically, we may ask whether the waters were acid, or slightly alkaline as at present, and whether conditions were oxidizing or reducing, that is, whether or not free oxygen was present.
Recommended Citation
Revelle, Roger. 1955. "On the history of the oceans." Journal of Marine Research 14, (4). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/856
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