Methane hydrates in Quaternary climate change : the clathrate gun hypothesis /
Recent discoveries from ice-core and marine sediments suggest that global climate systems can change from glacial to near-interglacial temperatures within decades. In order to explain this phenomenon, the authors (all affiliated with the Department of Geological Sciences, U. of California) advance a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Geophysical Union,
©2003.
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| Series: | Special Publications ;
vol. 54. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Recent discoveries from ice-core and marine sediments suggest that global climate systems can change from glacial to near-interglacial temperatures within decades. In order to explain this phenomenon, the authors (all affiliated with the Department of Geological Sciences, U. of California) advance a hypothesis that suggests that the massive energy needed for these changes came for the release of "frozen" methane hydrates (clathrates) stored in marine sediments on continental margins. They argue that the release of the methane caused feedback processes that would explain the surprisingly rapid changes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 216 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-210). |
| ISBN: | 9781118665138 1118665139 |