BIOGEOCHEMISTRY Nocturnal escape route for marsh gas

被引:17
作者
Anthony, Katey Walter [1 ]
Macintyre, Sally [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alaska Fairbanks, Water & Environm Res Ctr, Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
[2] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Inst Marine Sci, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
METHANE EMISSIONS; FRESH-WATER; EXCHANGE;
D O I
10.1038/535363a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A field study of methane emissions from wetlands reveals that more of the gas escapes through diffusive processes than was thought, mostly at night. Because methane is a greenhouse gas, the findings have implications for global warming.
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页码:363 / 365
页数:3
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