Enrichment in 13C of atmospheric CH4 during the Younger Dryas termination

Climate of the Past

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1177-1197

  Melton, J R ^a,c   Schaefer, H ^b   Whiticar, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENRICHMENT; GAS HYDRATE; ICE CORE; METHANE; MIXING RATIO; PALEOATMOSPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; THERMOKARST; WARMING; WETLAND; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC; GREENLAND; PAKITSOQ;

EID: 84872359719     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-8-1177-2012     Document Type: Article

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