Release of methane from a volcanic basin as a mechanism for initial Eocene global warming

Nature

Volumn 429, Issue 6991, 2004, Pages 542-545

  Svenson, Henrik ^a   Planke, Sverre ^a,b   Maithe Sørensen, Anders ^a   Jamtveit, Bjørn ^a   Myklebust, Reidun ^c   Eidem, Terfinn Rasmussen ^b   Rey, Sebastian S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Forskningsparken   (Norway)

^c TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTS; VOLCANOES;

METAMORPHIC PROCESSES; VOLCANIC BASINS;

METHANE;

CARBON; HYDROGEN; METHANE; OXYGEN;

EOCENE; GAS HYDRATE; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MASS EXTINCTION; METHANE; PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY; PALEOCLIMATE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; EARTHQUAKE; EOCENE; EXPLOSION; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MELTING POINT; METAMORPHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; SEDIMENT; VOLCANO;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSILS; GASES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; NORWAY; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 2942567617     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02566     Document Type: Article

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