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Minimal geological methane emissions during the Younger Dryas–Preboreal abrupt warming event

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  • Vasilii V. Petrenko

    (University of Rochester)

  • Andrew M. Smith

    (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO))

  • Hinrich Schaefer

    (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA))

  • Katja Riedel

    (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA))

  • Edward Brook

    (College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University)

  • Daniel Baggenstos

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
    University of Berne, Physics Institute)

  • Christina Harth

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego)

  • Quan Hua

    (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO))

  • Christo Buizert

    (College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University)

  • Adrian Schilt

    (College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University)

  • Xavier Fain

    (Université Grenoble Alpes/CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement (LGGE), UMR 5183)

  • Logan Mitchell

    (College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
    University of Utah)

  • Thomas Bauska

    (College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
    University of Cambridge)

  • Anais Orsi

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
    Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay)

  • Ray F. Weiss

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego)

  • Jeffrey P. Severinghaus

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego)

Abstract

Measurements from Antarctic ice suggest that geological methane emissions are much lower than previously thought, and that methane emissions from hydrates and permafrost in response to climate warming are minimal.

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  • Vasilii V. Petrenko & Andrew M. Smith & Hinrich Schaefer & Katja Riedel & Edward Brook & Daniel Baggenstos & Christina Harth & Quan Hua & Christo Buizert & Adrian Schilt & Xavier Fain & Logan Mitchell, 2017. "Minimal geological methane emissions during the Younger Dryas–Preboreal abrupt warming event," Nature, Nature, vol. 548(7668), pages 443-446, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:548:y:2017:i:7668:d:10.1038_nature23316
    DOI: 10.1038/nature23316
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