Methane and climate change /

"Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and is estimated to be responsible for approximately one-fifth of man-made global warming. Per kilogram, it is 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over a 100-year time horizon -- and global warming is likely to enhance methane release from a number o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Reay, Dave, 1972-, Smith, Peter, 1965 April 16-, Amstel, André van
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.
Temas:
Atmospheric methane > Environmental aspects.
Methane > Environmental aspects.
Climatic changes.
Méthane atmosphérique > Aspect de l'environnement.
Méthane > Aspect de l'environnement.
Climat > Changements.
climate change.
NATURE > Weather.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.
Méthane.
Effets sur l'environnement.
Changement climatique.
Atmospheric methane > Environmental aspects
Climatic changes
Methane > Environmental aspects
Methan
Klimaänderung
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Methane sources and the global methane budget / Dave Reay, Pete Smith and Andre van Amstel
  • The microbiology of methanogenesis / Alfons J.M. Stams and Caroline M. Plugge
  • Wetlands / Torben R. Christensen
  • Geological methane / Giuseppe Etiope
  • Termites / David E. Bignell
  • Vegetation / Andy Mcleod and Frank Keppler
  • Biomass burning / Joel S. Levine
  • Rice cultivation / Franz Conen, Keith A. Smith and Kazuyuki Yagi
  • Ruminants / Francis M. Kelliher and Harry Clark
  • Wastewater and manure / Miriam H.A. van Eekert, Hendrik Jan van Dooren, Marjo Lexmond and Grietje Zeeman
  • Landfills / Jean E. Bogner and Kurt Spokas
  • Fossil energy and ventilation air methane / Richard Mattus and Åke Källstrand
  • Options for methane control / Andre van Amstel
  • Summary / Andre van Amstel, Dave Reay, and Pete Smith.

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