Terrestrial record of methane hydrate dissociation in the Early Cretaceous

Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-162

  Jahren, A H ^a   Arens, N C ^a   Sarmiento, G ^a   Guerrero, J ^a   Amundson, R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Aptian; Carbon 13; Excursions; Methane

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; HYDRATION; METHANE;

ANGIOSPERMS; APTIAN; CARBON-13; EXCURSIONS; EXPONENTIAL PHASE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; METHANE HYDRATE DISSOCIATION;

GAS HYDRATES;

APTIAN; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CRETACEOUS; METHANE; PALEOCLIMATE;

EID: 84874951240     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0159:TROMHD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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