Atmospheric Methane: Its Role in the Global Environment - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 3540650997 ISBN 13 : 9783540650997

Editeur : Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2000

Synopsis

As a "greenhouse gas", methane plays an important role in the earth's environment. This book looks into where it comes from and how it can be controlled.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3540650997
• ISBN 13: 9783540650997
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 358
• Éditeur: Khalil Mohammad Aslam Khan
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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