@article{1992Natur.357..145S,
	title = {{Consumption of atmospheric methane by desert soils}},
	author = {R. G. {Striegl} and T. A. {McConnaughey} and D. C. {Thorstenson} and E. P. {Weeks} and J. C. {Woodward}},
	journal = {\nat},
	month = {May},
	pages = {145-147},
	volume = {357},
	year = {1992},
	biburl = {http://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a3984269520564787f03bb4f3890bdc5/thulefoth},
	description = {Consumption of atmospheric methane by desert soils},
	abstract = {Measurements of the rate of uptake of atmospheric CH4 by undisturbed desert soils are described. Rates as great as 4.38 mg CH4/sq m/day were observed; 50 percent of the measured rates were between 0.24 and 0.92 mg CH4/sq m/day. Uptake of CH4 by desert soil is enhanced by rainfall after an initial soil-drainage period - opposite to the response of temperate forest soils. Methane is consumed to a depth of about 2 mm, allowing for deep removal of atmospheric CH4 if near-surface conditions are unfavorable for consumption. On the basis of an annual average CH4 consumption rate of 0.66 mg CH4/sq m/day, it is estimated that the global CH4 sink term needs to be increased by about 7 x 10 to the 12th g/yr to account for the contribution of desert soils.},
	adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}, adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992Natur.357..145S},
	keywords = {desert methane rain soil uptake }
}