Acid Rain Links to Methane Emissions from Wetlands Aspen Global Change Institute: Atmospheric Composition, Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Change
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As the most abundant hydrocarbon in the atmosphere and a powerful greenhouse gas, methane (CH4) plays an important role in both the chemical composition and radiative balance of the earth’s atmosphere. To understand it’s role in the atmosphere, its sources and sinks as well as processes governing the rates and fluxes of this gas is an important objective if we are to understand the function of the earth as a system and the role human activity may play in affecting the earth’s natural balance.
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