Ice record of δ13C for atmospheric CH4 the younger dryes-preboreal transition

Science

Volumn 313, Issue 5790, 2006, Pages 1109-1112

  Schaefer, Hinrich ^a,b   Whiticar, Michael J ^a   Brook, Edward J ^b   Petrenko, Vasilii V ^c   Ferretti, Dominic E ^d,e   Severinghaus, Jeffrey P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ISOTOPES; METHANE; WETLANDS;

ICE MARGIN; METHANE CARBON ISOTOPE; SINK FRACTIONATION; TROPICAL WETLANDS;

ICE;

CARBON; CARBON 13; ISOTOPE; METHANE; ICE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON ISOTOPE; ICE MARGIN; METHANE; PREBOREAL; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GREENLAND; HYDROLOGY; ICE CORE RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; TROPIC CLIMATE; WETLAND; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; PLANT; TIME;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIA; CARBON ISOTOPES; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GREENLAND; ICE; METHANE; PLANTS; TIME;

EID: 33748058862     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1126562     Document Type: Article

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