How Did Early Earth Stay Warm?

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Methane muted: How did early Earth stay warm?

University of California, Riverside, October 7, 2016

http://sciencebulletin.org/archives/6111.html

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161007090659.htm

http://astrobiology.com/2016/10/how-did-early-earth-stay-warm.html

 

The paper is:

 

Olson, S. L., Christopher T. Reinhard, and T. W. Lyons,

2016, Limited role for methane in the mid-Proterozoic

greenhouse. Proceedings of the National Academy of

Sciences, USA. 201608549 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1608549113

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/09/21/1608549113

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

 

 

[GordonC]

Thought provoking. Are the particulate and sulfur emissions of today creating sulfates in the atmosphere which are in turn some way reducing the concentration of methane? G