Origin of 13C-enriched methane in the crater lake Towada, Japan

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 277-283

  Nishimura, Rieko ^a   Tsunogai, Urumu ^a,c   Ishibashi, Junichiro ^a,d   Wakita, Hiroshi ^a,e   Nojiri, Yukihiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e GAKUSHUIN WOMEN'S COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CRATER LAKE; LAKE WATER; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

HONSHU; JAPAN; LAKE TOWADA;

EID: 0032707128     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.33.277     Document Type: Article

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