Measurement of stable carbon isotope ratios of methane in ice samples

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-226

  Schaefer, Hinrich ^a   Whiticar, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC METHANE; GAS OCCLUSIONS; MASS BALANCE MODELS; STRATIGRAPHIC THICKNESS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ICE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANE; PHASE COMPOSITION;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; DATING METHOD; FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; ICE CORE; LAST GLACIAL; METHANE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WARMING;

EID: 33846543016     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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