Marine pore-water sulfate profiles indicate in situ methane flux from underlying gas hydrate

Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 655-658

  Borowski, Walter S ^a   Paull, Charles K ^a   Ussler III, William ^b  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRATION; METHANE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

BLAKE RIDGE; CAROLINAS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; METHANE FLUXES; PISTON CORES; PORE WATERS; SEA FLOOR; SEDIMENTARY ORGANIC MATTER; IN SITU FLUX; MARINE PORE-WATER; SULFATE GRADIENTS; SULFATE PROFILES;

GAS HYDRATES;

GAS HYDRATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; ORGANIC MATTER; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFATE; SULPHATE; SULPHATES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLAKE RIDGE; CAROLINA RISE; ATLANTIC;

EID: 0030199433     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0655:MPWSPI>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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