Global atmospheric methane: budget, changes and dangers
Global atmospheric methane: budget, changes and dangers
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England: The Royal Society
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English
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A factor of 2.5 increase in the global abundance of atmospheric methane (CH 4 ) since 1750 contributes 0.5 Wm -2 to total direct radiative forcing by long-lived greenhouse gases (2.77 Wm -2 in 2009), while its role in atmospheric chemistry adds another approximately 0.2 Wm -2 of indirect forcing. Since CH 4 has a relatively short lifetime and it is...
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Global atmospheric methane: budget, changes and dangers
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1098_rsta_2010_0341
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1098_rsta_2010_0341
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1364-503X
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1471-2962
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10.1098/rsta.2010.0341
