Atmospheric methane during the last four glacial-interglacial cycles: Rapid changes and their link with Antarctic temperature

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Delmotte, M ^a   Chappellaz, J ^a   Brook, E ^b   Yiou, P ^a   Barnola, J M ^a   Goujon, C ^a   Raynaud, D ^a   Lipenkov, V I ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Atmospheric methane; Climate; Ice core

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GAS; CLIMATE VARIATION; DANSGAARD-OESCHGER CYCLE; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; ICE CORE; METHANE; TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 4444311367     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004417     Document Type: Article

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