In:
Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 310, No. 5752 ( 2005-11-25), p. 1317-1321
Abstract:
The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica Dome C ice core enables us to extend existing records of atmospheric methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O) back to 650,000 years before the present. A combined record of CH 4 measured along the Dome C and the Vostok ice cores demonstrates, within the resolution of our measurements, that preindustrial concentrations over Antarctica have not exceeded 773 ± 15 ppbv (parts per billion by volume) during the past 650,000 years. Before 420,000 years ago, when interglacials were cooler, maximum CH 4 concentrations were only about 600 ppbv, similar to lower Holocene values. In contrast, the N 2 O record shows maximum concentrations of 278 ± 7 ppbv, slightly higher than early Holocene values.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0036-8075
,
1095-9203
DOI:
10.1126/science.1120132
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
2005
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128410-1
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2066996-3
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2060783-0
SSG:
11
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