Methane hydrates in Quaternary climate change : the clathrate gun hypothesis /

Methane hydrates in Quaternary climate change : the clathrate gun hypothesis /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Washington, DC : American Geophysical Union, c2003.
Description:	viii, 216 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Paleoclimatology -- Quaternary. Climatic changes. Methane. Climatic changes. Methane. Paleoclimatology. Quaternary Geologic Period.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4847173

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Varying Form of Title:	Clathrate gun hypothesis
Other authors / contributors:	Kennett, James P.
ISBN:	0875902960
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-210).

Table of Contents:

Preface
Methane Hydrates in Quaternary Climate Change: The Clathrate Gun Hypothesis
Summary
Introduction
Chapter 1. Late Quaternary Climate Patterns
Chapter 2. Atmospheric Methane Behavior: Ice Core Records
Chapter 3. Methanogenesis and Methanotrophy
Chapter 4. Source of Methane During Rapid Increases
Chapter 5. Methane Hydrates as Atmospheric Methane Source
Chapter 6. The Clathrate Gun Hypothesis
Chapter 7. Methane Hydrates in Pre-Quaternary Climate Change
Chapter 8. Primary Cause of Quaternary Instability of Methane Hydrates
Chapter 9. Instability of Methane Hydrates During the Quaternary
Chapter 10. Role of Methane in Quaternary Climate Change
Chapter 11. Role of Methane Hydrates in Quaternary Climate Change
Chapter 12. Future Tests of the Hypothesis
Chapter 13. Conclusions
References
List of Abbreviations and Symbols
Glossary of Terms