Epoch or event? Defining the Anthropocene

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作者：
Randall, Ian
机构：
[1] A science writer based in Cambridge, United Kingdom
来源：
PHYSICS WORLD | 2023年 / 36卷 / 02期
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Compilation and indexing terms; Copyright 2025 Elsevier Inc;
D O I：
10.1088/2058-7058/36/02/21
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
The Anthropocene is one of those rare scientific terms that has entered the public consciousness, which is ironic, given that geologists have not yet fully defined it. As Ian Randall discovers, the proposed formal definition sits at odds with the public's understanding
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页数：7
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