Flooding of the continental shelves as a contributor to deglacial CH4 rise

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 800-806

  Ridgwell, Andy ^a   Maslin, Mark ^b   Kaplan, Jed O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Dansgaard oeschger cycles; Deglaciation; Methane; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

ALLEROD; BIOMASS; BOLLING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL SHELF; DECOMPOSITION; DEGLACIATION; EMISSION; FLOODING; HOLOCENE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; METHANE; SEA LEVEL;

EID: 84869172557     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2568     Document Type: Article

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