Carbon isotopic evidence for methane hydrate instability during quaternary interstadials

Science

Volumn 288, Issue 5463, 2000, Pages 128-133

  Kennett, James P ^a   Cannariato, Kevin G ^a   Hendy, Ingrid L ^a   Behl, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; METHANE;

DEGASSING; GAS HYDRATE; INSTABILITY; INTERSTADIAL; METHANE; QUATERNARY;

AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BENTHOS; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034616364     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.288.5463.128     Document Type: Article

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