Assessing the greenhouse impact of natural gas

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Cathles, L M ^a  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

Author keywords

global warming; greenhouse forcing; leakage; natural gas

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); METHANE; NATURAL GAS;

ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGES; GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT; GREENHOUSE IMPACT; GREENHOUSE WARMING; HEAT EXCHANGE; LEAKAGE RATES; METHANE EMISSIONS; METHANE LEAKAGE; ZERO CARBONS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

COAL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LEAKAGE; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; OIL FIELD;

EID: 84862540931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004032     Document Type: Article

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