Link: http://www.goldschmidt2012.org/ Under "Program" go to "Themes" then to "Theme 12h" -G
On 1/9/12 9:23 AM, "Rau, Greg" <r...@llnl.gov> wrote: > > >>Dear Friends and Colleagues, >> >>We would cordially like to draw your attention to the following >>Goldschmidt >>session: >> >>Session 12h. Frontiers in methane biogeochemistry >> >>Methane is a potent greenhouse gas which constitutes an integral part of >>the >>global carbon cycle. Although methane has been extensively studied in the >>past decades, open questions still linger in terms of the methane cycle >>across a large range of aquatic and sedimentary environments. In this >>context, some of the greatest unknowns pertain to our current >>understanding >>of methanogenesis, namely rates, timescales, and dominant pathways, as >>well >>as to the methanotrophic role of oxidizing agents other than sulfate. >>Addressing these queries will ultimately aid in pinpointing dominant >>methane >>sources and sinks, quantifying how much methane is present in the >>hydrosphere, and further elucidate on past, contemporary, and future >>methane >>turnover rates. In this session, we invite active discussion about >>state-of-the-art studies of methanogenesis and methanotrophy from the >>biological, geochemical, geological, paleontological, isotopic and >>modeling >>perspectives. Topics include insights into methane provenance, >>methanogenesis vs. methanotrophy, tools for estimating methanogenic and >>methanotrophic rates, geochemical signatures of these processes, and >>behavior/detection of methanogenic and methanotrophic communities. >> >>The abstract deadline is quickly approaching (February 1st) and we hope >>to >>convene a good number of scientists to stimulate discussion and >>interaction >>in this important topic. >> >>Happy 2012! >> >>José Mogollón (Alfred Wegener Institute) >>Laura Lapham (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science) >>Mike Formolo (University of Tulsa) > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"geoengineering" group. >To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
