Oceanic Methane Concentrations in Three Mexican Regions

Courtesy Recent Science Inventory records from the EPA  Mon, 11/02/2009 - 08:11

The atmospheric concentration of methane has increased significantly over the last several decades. Methane is an important greenhouse gas, and it is important to better quantify methane sources and sinks.

Dissolved methane in the ocean is produced by biological and hydrothermal processes: however, the distribution, variability and role of oceanic methane in the global carbon cycle is poorly understood.

We present the first measurements of dissolved methane concentrations in seawater from three oceanic regions in Mexico.

Our goals were to...

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