Distribution of methane in the Lena Delta and Buor-Khaya Bay, Russia

The Lena River is one of the largest Russian rivers draining into the Laptev Sea. The permafrost areas surrounding the Lena are predicted to thaw at increasing rates due to global temperature increases. With this thawing, large amounts of carbon – either organic or in the gaseous forms carbon dioxid...

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Main Author: I. Bussmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/4641/2013/bg-10-4641-2013.pdf