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Atmospheric Methane: Sources, Sinks, and Role in Global Change
Mohammad Aslam Khan . Ed(S): Khalil
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Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Atmospheric Methane Cycle: Sources, Sinks, Distributions, and Role in Global Change, held at Mt. Hood near Portland, OR, USA, October 7-11, 1991 Editor(s): Khalil, Mohammad Aslam Khan. Series: NATO Asi Series / NATO Asi Subseries I:. Num Pages: 561 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBP; RNP; TVB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 33. Weight in Grams: 818.
Methane plays many important roles in the earth's environment. It is a potent "greenhouse gas" that warms the earth; controls the oxidizing capacity of the atmosphere (OH) indirectly affecting the cycles and abundances of many atmospheric trace gases; provides water vapor to the stratosphere; scavenges chlorine atoms from the stratosphere, terminating the catalytic ozone destruction by chlorine atoms, including the chlorine released from the man-made chlorofluorocarbons; produces ozone, CO, and CO2 in the troposphere; and it is an index of life on earth and so is present in greater quantities during warm interglacial epochs and dwindles to low levels during ... Read more
Methane plays many important roles in the earth's environment. It is a potent "greenhouse gas" that warms the earth; controls the oxidizing capacity of the atmosphere (OH) indirectly affecting the cycles and abundances of many atmospheric trace gases; provides water vapor to the stratosphere; scavenges chlorine atoms from the stratosphere, terminating the catalytic ozone destruction by chlorine atoms, including the chlorine released from the man-made chlorofluorocarbons; produces ozone, CO, and CO2 in the troposphere; and it is an index of life on earth and so is present in greater quantities during warm interglacial epochs and dwindles to low levels during ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
561
Condition
New
Series
NATO Asi Series / NATO Asi Subseries I:
Number of Pages
561
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642846076
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V9783642846076
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