Quantity and distribution of methane entrapped in sediments of calcareous, Alpine glacier forefields

<p>Aside from many well-known sources, the greenhouse gas methane (<span class="inline-formula">CH<sub>4</sub></span>) was recently discovered entrapped in the sediments of Swiss Alpine glacier forefields derived from calcareous bedrock. A first study performe...

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Main Authors: B. Zhu, M. Kübler, M. Ridoli, D. Breitenstein, M. H. Schroth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-07-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/17/3613/2020/bg-17-3613-2020.pdf