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Atmospheric Methane

Its Role in the Global Environment

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Editors:
  1. Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil

    1. Department of Physics, Portland State University, Portland, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Atmospheric Methane: An Introduction

    1. Atmospheric Methane: An Introduction

      • M. A. K. Khalil
      Pages 1-8

  3. Record of Atmospheric Methane

    1. The Ice Core Record of Atmospheric Methane

      • J. Chappellaz, D. Raynaud, T. Blunier, B. Stauffer
      Pages 9-24

    2. The Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric Methane and Its Sources

      • C. M. Stevens, M. Wahlen
      Pages 25-41

  4. Formation and Consumption of Methane

    1. Biological Formation and Consumption of Methane

      • David R. Boone
      Pages 42-62

  5. Sources and Sinks

    1. Can Stable Isotopes and Global Budgets Be Used to Constrain Atmospheric Methane Budgets?

      • Michael J. Whiticar
      Pages 63-85

    2. Methane Sinks, Distribution, and Trends

      • M. A. K. Khalil, M. J. Shearer, R. A. Rasmussen
      Pages 86-97

    3. Sources of Methane: An Overview

      • M. A. K. Khalil, M. J. Shearer
      Pages 98-111

  6. Methane Emissions from Individual Sources

    1. Ruminants and Other Animals

      • D. E. Johnson, K. A. Johnson, G. M. Ward, M. E. Branine
      Pages 112-133

    2. Rice Agriculture: Factors Controlling Emissions

      • H.-U. Neue, P. A. Roger
      Pages 134-169

    3. Rice Agriculture: Emissions

      • M. J. Shearer, M. A. K. Khalil
      Pages 170-189

    4. Biomass Burning

      • Joel S. Levine, Wesley R. Cofer III, Joseph P. Pinto
      Pages 190-201

    5. Wetlands

      • Elaine Matthews
      Pages 202-233

    6. Waste Management

      • Susan A. Thorneloe, Morton A. Barlaz, Rebecca Peer, L. C. Huff, Lee Davis, Joe Mangino
      Pages 234-262

    7. Fossil Fuel Industries

      • David A. Kirchgessner
      Pages 263-279

    8. Geological Sources of Methane

      • A. G. Judd
      Pages 280-303

  7. The Environmental Role of Methane and Current Issues

    1. Methane in the Global Environment

      • Donald J. Wuebbles, Katharine A. S. Hayhoe, Rao Kotamarthi
      Pages 304-341

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 343-351
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, Portland State University, Portland, USA

    Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Atmospheric Methane

  • Book Subtitle: Its Role in the Global Environment

  • Editors: Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04145-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-65099-7Published: 24 January 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08451-5Published: 09 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-04145-1Published: 14 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 351

  • Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution

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