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Greenhouse warming by CH 4 in the atmosphere of early Earth

Pavlov, Alexander A., Kasting, James F., Brown, Lisa L., Rages, Kathy A., Freedman, Richard·2000·Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

DOI 10.1029/1999je001134

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Earth appears to have been warm during its early history despite the faintness of the young Sun. Greenhouse warming by gaseous CO 2 and H 2 O by itself is in conflict with constraints on atmospheric CO 2 levels derived from paleosols for early Earth. Here we explore whether greenhouse warming by methane could have been important. We find that a CH 4 mixing ratio of 10 −4 (100 ppmv) or more in Earth's early atmosphere would provide agreement with the paleosol data from 2.8 Ga. Such a CH 4 concentration could have been readily maintained by methanogenic bacteria, which are thought to have been an important component of the biota at that time. Elimination of the methane component of the greenhouse by oxidation of the atmosphere at about 2.3–2.4 Ga could have triggered the Earth's first widespread glaciation.

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Authors: Pavlov, A. A., Kasting, J. F., Brown, L. L., Rages, K. A., & Freedman, R.
Affiliations: Pennsylvania State University (US)
Ames Research Center (US)
ORCID: Pavlov, Alexander A.
Kasting, James F.
Freedman, Richard
Venue: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Publisher: American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Published: 2000-05
Volume: 105
Issue: E5
Pages: 11981-11990
ISSN: 0148-0227 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1029/1999je001134
OpenAlex: W2084709851
Cited by: 537
References: 52
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 29 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 19 · 2013: 31 · 2012: 28
FWCI: 22.72
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
Keywords: early Earth atmosphere, global warming, methane, paleosols, atmospheric CO2, methanogenic bacteria, atmospheric oxidation, Neoproterozoic
MeSH terms: Atmosphere, Carbon Dioxide, Climate, Hydrogen, Methane, Models, Chemical, Photochemistry, Temperature, Water, Greenhouse Effect, Earth, Planet, Evolution, Planetary, Euryarchaeota

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