Late Holocene methane rise caused by orbitally controlled increase in tropical sources

Nature

Volumn 470, Issue 7332, 2011, Pages 82-86

  Singarayer, Joy S ^a   Valdes, Paul J ^a   Friedlingstein, Pierre ^a,b   Nelson, Sarah ^a   Beerling, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CULTIVATION; HOLOCENE; ICE CORE; INTERGLACIAL; METHANE; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RICE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLACIAL PERIOD; ICE CORE RECORD; INTERGLACIAL; LATE HOLOCENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUNLIGHT; WETLAND;

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERE; EARTH (PLANET); HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ICE COVER; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT LEAVES; RAIN; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WETLANDS;

EID: 79551679514     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09739     Document Type: Article

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