Enhanced CO2 uptake at a shallow Arctic Ocean seep field overwhelms the positive warming potential of emitted methane
May 8, 2017
Continued warming of the Arctic Ocean in coming decades is projected to trigger the release of teragrams (1 Tg = 106 tons) of methane from thawing subsea permafrost on shallow continental shelves and dissociation of methane hydrate on upper continental slopes. On the shallow shelves (
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Title | Enhanced CO2 uptake at a shallow Arctic Ocean seep field overwhelms the positive warming potential of emitted methane |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.1618926114 |
| Authors | John Pohlman, J. Greinert, Carolyn Ruppel, A Silyakova, L Vielstadte, Michael Casso, J Mienert, S Bunz |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
| Index ID | 70203165 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
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