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[American Journal of Science, Vol. 301, February, 2001,P.182–204] GEOCARB III: A REVISED MODEL OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 OVER PHANEROZOIC TIME ROBERT A. BERNER and ZAVARETH KOTHAVALA Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8109 ABSTRACT. Revision of the GEOCARB model (Berner, 1991, 1994) for paleolevels of atmospheric CO2, has been made with emphasis on factors affecting CO2 uptake by continental weathering. This includes: (1) new GCM (general