Possible methane-induced polar warming in the early Eocene

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MethanePolarAtmospheric sciencesGreenhouse gasEnvironmental scienceGreenhouse effectFrost (temperature)LatitudeAtmospheric methaneTropicsGlobal warmingClimatologyFlux (metallurgy)Ursus maritimusSea iceClimate changeGeologyOceanographyEcologyChemistryBiology

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Year: 1992
Type: article
Volume: 357
Issue: 6376
Pages: 320-322
Citations: 139
Access: Closed

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                                    L. C. Sloan, 
                                
                                    James C. G. Walker, 
                                
                                    T. C. Moore
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1992). 
                            Possible methane-induced polar warming in the early Eocene. 
                            Nature
                            , 357
                            (6376)
                            , 320-322.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/357320a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/357320a0