Ice-core record of atmospheric methane over the past 160,000 years

J. Chappellaz; Jean-Marc Barnola; Dominique Raynaud; Y. S. Korotkevich; C. Lorius

doi:10.1038/345127a0

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Year: 1990
Type: article
Volume: 345
Issue: 6271
Pages: 127-131
Citations: 459
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                                    J. Chappellaz, 
                                
                                    Jean-Marc Barnola, 
                                
                                    Dominique Raynaud
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1990). 
                            Ice-core record of atmospheric methane over the past 160,000 years. 
                            Nature
                            , 345
                            (6271)
                            , 127-131.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/345127a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/345127a0