Photochemical production of methane in natural waters: Implications for its present and past oceanic source

Chemosphere

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-183

  Bange, Hermann W ^a   Uher, Günther ^b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic photochemistry; Archean; Coloured dissolved organic matter; Methane; North Sea

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; METHYL RADICAL PRECURSOR; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOTOPRODUCTION; WATER SAMPLES;

ATMOSPHERIC ACOUSTICS; DISSOLUTION; IRRADIATION; METHANE; OCEAN ENGINEERING; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOSENSITIZERS;

NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ACETONE; METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; SEA WATER;

DISSOLVED GAS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GREENHOUSE GAS; METHANE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WATER SAMPLING;

ARCHAEA; ATMOSPHERE; METHANE; NORTH SEA; OCEANS AND SEAS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 9644275763     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2004.06.022     Document Type: Article

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