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The Methane Atmospheric Cycle

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The Role of the Stratosphere in Global Change

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Abstract

Main components of the methane atmospheric cycle are outlined and contemporary understanding of their input in the global change is reviewed. Special attention is paid to methane atmospheric content increase influence on atmospheric composition and on the expected climate changes. The connections of the latter with methane source and sink intensities is also discussed.

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  1. Main Geophysical Observatory, 7 Karbyshev Str., 194018, St. Petersburg, Russia

    I. L. Karol

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  1. Service d’Aéronomie du CNRS, BP 3, F-91371, Verrières-le-Buisson, Cedex, France

    Marie-Lise Chanin

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Karol, I.L. (1993). The Methane Atmospheric Cycle. In: Chanin, ML. (eds) The Role of the Stratosphere in Global Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78306-7_6

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