Atmospheric Methane

Its Role in the Global Environment

By: Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil (Editor)

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Hardcover | 24 January 2000

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Methane is an important greenhouse gas that can cause global warming. The present concentrations of methane are nearly three times higher than several hundred years ago. Today, more than 60% of the atmospheric methane comes from human activities, including rice agriculture, coal mining, natural gas usage, biomass burning, and raising of cattle. Methane affects the stratospheric ozone layer and the oxidizing capacity of the atmosphere, which in turn control the concentrations of many man-made and natural gases in the atmosphere. This book brings together our knowledge of the trends and the causes behind the increased levels of methane. Based on the scientific information on the sources and sinks, and the role of methane in global warming, strategies to limit emissions can be designed as part of a program to control future global warming.

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Atmospheric Methane: An Introduction	p. 1
The Ice Core Record of Atmospheric Methane	p. 9
The Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric Methane and Its Sources	p. 25
Biological Formation and Consumption of Methane	p. 42
Can Stable Isotopes and Global Budgets Be Used to Constrain Atmospheric Methane Budgets?	p. 63
Methane Sinks, Distributions, and Trends	p. 86
Sources of Methane: An Overview	p. 98
Ruminants and Other Animals	p. 112
Rice Agriculture: Factors Controlling Emissions	p. 134
Rice Agriculture: Emissions	p. 170
Biomass Burning	p. 190
Wetlands	p. 202
Waste Management	p. 234
Fossil Fuel Industries	p. 263
Geological Sources of Methane	p. 280
Methane in the Global Environment	p. 304
Index	p. 343
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