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Methane Release

Methane Release is a geochemical process denoting the liberation of methane gas from marine sediments or hydrate reservoirs into the water column or atmosphere, distinguished by its role in amplifying global warming and contributing to ocean anoxia during periods of climatic perturbation.

723

Publications

56.7K

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2.8K

Authors

909

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2017–2026

269

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Publications

723

Methane contamination of drinking water accompanying gas-well drilling and hydraulic fracturing

Stephen G. Osborn, Avner Vengosh, Nathaniel R. Warner et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Methane bubbling from Siberian thaw lakes as a positive feedback to climate warming

K. M. Walter, S. A. Zimov, Jeffrey P. Chanton et al. · Nature · 2006 · 1.1K citations

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Release of methane from a volcanic basin as a mechanism for initial Eocene global warming

Henrik H. Svensen, Sverre Planke, Anders Malthe‐Sørenssen et al. · Nature · 2004 · 1.1K citations

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Methane Leaks from North American Natural Gas Systems

Adam R. Brandt, Garvin Heath, E. A. Kort et al. · Science · 2014 · 946 citations · Full text

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The interaction of climate change and methane hydrates

C. Ruppel, J. D. Kessler · Reviews of Geophysics · 2016 · 882 citations · Full text

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Authors

2.8K

  1. IS
    Igor Semiletov

    V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Russia

    12 publications · 1.6K citations

    12

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  2. NS
    Natalia Shakhova

    V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Russia

    12 publications · 1.6K citations

    12

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  3. CR
    C. Ruppel

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    10 publications · 1.8K citations

    10

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  4. ED
    Ellen Damm

    Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany

    9 publications · 817 citations

    9

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  5. AM
    Andrea Machmüller

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    9 publications · 1K citations

    9

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1–5 of 2.8K

Institutions

909

  1. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

    Kiel, Germany

    29 h-index

    91 publications

    10.6K citations

  2. University of Bremen

    Bremen, Germany

    21 h-index

    57 publications

    4.8K citations

  3. Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate

    Tromsø, Norway

    21 h-index

    115 publications

    10.5K citations

  4. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    20 h-index

    36 publications

    4.1K citations

  5. Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

    Bremerhaven, Germany

    19 h-index

    46 publications

    4.9K citations

  6. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

    Tromsø, Norway

    18 h-index

    81 publications

    5.6K citations

  7. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    18 h-index

    53 publications

    3.8K citations

  8. University of Alaska Fairbanks

    Fairbanks, United States

    16 h-index

    42 publications

    8K citations

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Venues

  1. Geophysical Research Letters

    36 publications · 3.4K citations

    28

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 22 publications · 2.8K citations

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  3. Scientific Reports

    17 publications · 938 citations

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  4. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    17 publications · 1.3K citations

    15

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  5. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

    14 publications · 856 citations

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