Fluxes and fate of dissolved methane released at the seafloor at the landward limit of the gas hydrate stability zone offshore western Svalbard

Widespread seepage of methane from seafloor sediments offshore Svalbard close to the landward limit of the gas hydrate stability zone (GHSZ) may, in part, be driven by hydrate destabilization due to bottom water warming. To assess whether this methane reaches the atmosphere where it may contribute t...

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Main Authors: Graves, Carolyn A. (Author), Steinle, Lea (Author), Rehder, Gregor (Author), Niemann, Helge (Author), Connelly, Douglas P. (Author), Lowry, David (Author), Fisher, Rebecca E. (Author), Stott, Andrew W. (Author), Sahling, Heiko (Author), James, Rachael H. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2015-10-21.
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