Methane Hydrates in Quaternary Climate Change: The Clathrate Gun Hypothesis

• Autore: Kennett James P
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 216 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 551.6
• Soggetto topico: Methane industry
• Altri autori: KennettJames P
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-210).
• Nota di contenuto: Late Quaternary climate patterns -- Atmospheric methane behavior -- Methanogenesis and methanotrophy -- Source of methane during rapid increases -- Methane hydrates as atmospheric methane source -- Clathrate gun hypothesis -- Methane hydrates in pre-Quaternary climate change -- Primary cause of Quaternary instability of methane hydrates -- Instability of methane hydrates during the Quaternary -- Role of methane in Quaternary climate change -- Role of methane hydrates in Quaternary climate change -- Future tests of the hypothesis.
• Sommario/riassunto: Recent discoveries from ice-core and marine sediments suggest that global climate systems can change from glacial to near-interglacial temperatures within decades. In order to explain this phenomenon, the authors (all affiliated with the Department of Geological Sciences, U. of California) advance a hypothesis that suggests that the massive energy needed for these changes came for the release of "frozen" methane hydrates (clathrates) stored in marine sediments on continental margins. They argue that the release of the methane caused feedback processes that would explain the surprisingly rapid changes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
• Titolo autorizzato: Methane Hydrates in Quaternary Climate Change: The Clathrate Gun Hypothesis
• ISBN: 1-118-66513-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996211233803316
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