Limited contribution of ancient methane to surface waters of the U.S. Beaufort Sea shelf

Ancient methane emitted to Arctic Ocean shelf waters is largely prevented from reaching the atmosphere.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Sparrow, Katy J., Kessler, John D., Southon, John R., Garcia-Tigreros, Fenix, Schreiner, Kathryn M., Ruppel, Carolyn D., Miller, John B., Lehman, Scott J., Xu, Xiaomei
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771695/
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao4842
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Summary:Ancient methane emitted to Arctic Ocean shelf waters is largely prevented from reaching the atmosphere.