Northwestern University: Ancient Plant Wax Reveals How Global Warming Affects Methane in Arctic Lakes
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2023
EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023:
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* New study makes novel use of plant biomarkers preserved in sediment to reconstruct methane cycling over the past 10,000 years
* As planet warmed due to slow changes in Earth's orbit, lakes produced increased amounts of methane, which is a potent greenhouse gas
* Plant waxes hold an isotopic signature of ancient meth . . .
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* New study makes novel use of plant biomarkers preserved in sediment to reconstruct methane cycling over the past 10,000 years
* As planet warmed due to slow changes in Earth's orbit, lakes produced increased amounts of methane, which is a potent greenhouse gas
* Plant waxes hold an isotopic signature of ancient meth . . .