Abrupt changes in atmospheric methane at the MIS 5b-5a transition

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2007, Pages

  Grachev, Alexi M ^a   Brook, Edward J ^a   Severinghaus, Jeffrey P ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CORE ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ICE; LIGHT SCATTERING; METHANE;

ATMOSPHERIC METHANE; DEGLACIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DANSGAARD-OESCHGER CYCLE; ICE CORE; LAST DEGLACIATION; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; METHANE; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 37349055357     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL029799     Document Type: Article

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