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Minor Sources of Methane

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Atmospheric Methane: Sources, Sinks, and Role in Global Change

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This chapter deals with those sources that are commonly regarded as making a minor contribution to the total atmospheric concentration of methane. The definition of “minor” is somewhat arbitrary; that is, they are sources not covered elsewhere in this volume or identified in the other chapters as being of only “minor significance.” In isolation the majority of these sources may be regarded as inconsequential; however, in combination they provide a significant proportion of atmospheric methane. In certain cases it is possible that the true significance of their contribution is yet to be realized, and some may have been overlooked hitherto. More detailed discussions of these sources are provided by Hovland et al. (1993), Lacroix (1993), Lambert and Schmidt (1993), Rouland et al. (1993), Smith et al. (1993), and Khalil et al. (1993).

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  1. School of the Environment, University of Sunderland, UK

    A. G. Judd

  2. University of Brussels (V. U.B.), Belgium

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  3. Intevep, Caracas, Venezuela

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  4. Centre des Faibles Radioactivités, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    G. Lambert

  5. Université Paris XII, Val de Marne, France

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Judd, A.G., Charlier, R.H., Lacroix, A., Lambert, G., Rouland, C. (1993). Minor Sources of Methane. In: Khalil, M.A.K. (eds) Atmospheric Methane: Sources, Sinks, and Role in Global Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84605-2_18

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