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Chappellaz et al. 1993

Chappellaz, J.A., I.Y. Fung, and A.M. Thompson, 1993: The atmospheric CH4 increase since the Last Glacial Minimum: (1). Source estimates. Tellus, 45B, 228-241, doi:10.1034/j.1600-0889.1993.t01-2-00002.x.

An estimate of the distribution of wetland area and associated CH4 emission is presented for the Last Glacial Minimum (LGM, 18 kyr BP, kiloyear Before Present) and the Pre-Industrial Holocene (PIH, 9000-200 years BP). The wetland source, combined with estimates of the other biogenic sources and sink, yields total source strengths of 120 and 180 Tg CH4 / yr for LGM and PIH respectively. These source strengths are shown to be consistent with source estimates inferred from a photochemical model, and point to changes in wetland CH4 source as a major factor driving the atmospheric CH4 increase from LGM to PIH.

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@article{ch00300h,
  author={Chappellaz, J. A. and Fung, I. Y. and Thompson, A. M.},
  title={The atmospheric CH4 increase since the Last Glacial Minimum: (1). Source estimates},
  year={1993},
  journal={Tellus},
  volume={45B},
  pages={228--241},
  doi={10.1034/j.1600-0889.1993.t01-2-00002.x},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - ch00300h
AU  - Chappellaz, J. A.
AU  - Fung, I. Y.
AU  - Thompson, A. M.
PY  - 1993
TI  - The atmospheric CH4 increase since the Last Glacial Minimum: (1). Source estimates
JA  - Tellus
JO  - Tellus
VL  - 45B
SP  - 228
EP  - 241
DO  - 10.1034/j.1600-0889.1993.t01-2-00002.x
ER  -

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