A conduit dilation model of methane venting from lake sediments

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, but its effects on Earth's climate remain poorly constrained, in part due to uncertainties in global methane fluxes to the atmosphere. An important source of atmospheric methane is the methane generated in organic-rich sediments underlying surface water bodie...

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Main Authors: Ruppel, Carolyn (Author), Scandella, Benjamin (Contributor), Varadharajan, Charuleka (Contributor), Hemond, Harold F. (Contributor), Juanes, Ruben (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union, 2011-10-27T17:41:10Z.
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