Ebullition-Driven Fluxes of Methane from Shallow Hot Spots in the East Siberian Arctic Shelf

The maximum concentration of atmospheric methane (CH4) occurs over the Arctic: the value of CH4 over Greenland exceeds that over Antarctica by 8-10%; an absolute maximum is measured during wintertime (Steel et. al., 1987; Fung et. al., 1991). Geologic evidence provides insight into possible climate...

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Main Authors: Shakhova, Natalia, Semiletov, Igor, Salyuk, Anatoly, Stubbs, Chris, Kosmach, Denis
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Research Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Earth sciences::Atmosphere and hydrosphere sciences::Oceanography
Arctic
Fairbanks
Greenland
Antarc*
Antarctica
Climate change
Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research
International Arctic Research Center
Alaska
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11001
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Summary:The maximum concentration of atmospheric methane (CH4) occurs over the Arctic: the value of CH4 over Greenland exceeds that over Antarctica by 8-10%; an absolute maximum is measured during wintertime (Steel et. al., 1987; Fung et. al., 1991). Geologic evidence provides insight into possible climate change effects from a warmer Arctic, suggesting that enhanced Arctic CH4 emissions during warm periods played a key role in past rapid climate change. This work was supported by the International Arctic Research Center of the University Alaska Fairbanks (by the Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research through NOAA Cooperative Agreement NA17RJ1224 and the National Science Foundation Agreement No OPP-0327664), the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (No.04-05-64819) and the Far-Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, RAS (Project: Environmental changes in the East-Siberian region).

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