The growing role of methane in anthropogenic climate change

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2016, Pages

  Saunois, M ^a   Jackson, R B ^b   Bousquet, P ^a   Poulter, B ^c   Canadell, J G ^d  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BUDGET CONTROL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; METHANATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGES; ATMOSPHERIC METHANES; CO BENEFITS; CO2 MITIGATION; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; METHANE EMISSIONS; METHANE MITIGATION; MOST LIKELY;

METHANE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUEL; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; METHANE; MITIGATION;

EID: 85008185889     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/120207     Document Type: Review

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