Atmospheric methane between 1000 A.D. and present: Evidence of anthropogenic emissions and climatic variability

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D13, 1998, Pages 15979-15993

  Etheridge, D M ^a   Steele, L P ^a   Francey, R J ^a   Langenfelds, R L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ICE CORE; METHANE; PALEOCLIMATE;

EID: 1542574214     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD00923     Document Type: Article

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