Light δ13C events during deglaciation of the East Greenland continental shelf attributed to methane release from gas hydrate

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2217-2220

  Smith, L M ^a   Sachs, J P ^b   Jennings, A E ^a   Anderson, D M ^a   deVernal, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRATION; METHANE; GAS HYDRATES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DEGLACIATIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION; ICE-SHEET RETREAT; METHANE RELEASE; PLANKTIC FORAMINIFERA; PRESSURE RELEASE; STABLE ISOTOPES;

GAS HYDRATES; MARINE ENGINEERING;

FORAMINIFERA;

DEGLACIATION;

CARBON; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEGLACIATION; GAS HYDRATE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; SEDIMENT CORE;

GREENLAND SEA;

EID: 0035363886     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000GL012627     Document Type: Article

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