Escape of methane gas from the seabed along the West Spitsbergen continental margin

Escape of methane gas from the seabed along the West Spitsbergen continental margin

More than 250 plumes of gas bubbles have been discovered emanating from the seabed of the West Spitsbergen continental margin, in a depth range of 150-400 m, at and above the present upper limit of the gas hydrate stability zone (GHSZ). Some of the plumes extend upward to within 50 m of the sea surf...

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Main Authors: Westbrook, Graham K. (Author), Thatcher, Kate E. (Author), Rohling, Eelco J. (Author), Piotrowski, Alexander M. (Author), Pälike, Heiko (Author), Osborne, Anne H. (Author), Nisbet, Euan G. (Author), Minshull, Tim A. (Author), Lanoisellé, Mathias (Author), James, Rachael H. (Author), Huhnerbach, Veit (Author), Green, Darryl (Author), Fisher, Rebecca E. (Author), Crocker, Anya J. (Author), Chabert, Anne (Author), Bolton, Clara (Author), Beszczynska-Möller, Agnieszka (Author), Berndt, Christian (Author), Aquilina, Alfred (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2009-08-06.
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