The attenuation of last atmospheric CH4 variations recorded in polar ice cores

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 25-1

  Spahni, R ^a   Schwander, J ^a   Fluckiger J ^a   Stauffer, B ^a   Chappellaz, J ^b   Raynaud, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DIFFUSION; ICE; METHANE;

POLAR ICE;

GEOPHYSICS;

ICE CORE; METHANE; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; POLAR REGION; TRACE GAS;

EID: 0041911075     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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