Groundwater springs formed during glacial retreat are a large source of methane in the high Arctic
Groundwater springs formed during glacial retreat are a large source of methane in the high Arctic
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Permafrost and glaciers in the high Arctic form an impermeable ‘cryospheric cap’ that traps a large reservoir of subsurface methane, preventing it from reaching the atmosphere. Cryospheric vulnerability to climate warming is making releases of this methane possible. On Svalbard, where air temperatures are rising more than two times faster than the...
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Groundwater springs formed during glacial retreat are a large source of methane in the high Arctic
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TN_cdi_cristin_nora_10037_29802
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_cristin_nora_10037_29802
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1752-0894,1752-0908
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1752-0908
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10.1038/s41561-023-01210-6
