GMM - A gas monitoring module for long-term detection of methane leakage from the seafloor

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 8 SPEC.ISS., 2004, Pages 1053-1058

  Marinaro, G ^a   Etiope, G ^a   Gasparoni, F ^b   Calore, D ^b   Cenedese, S ^b   Furlan, F ^b   Masson, M ^c   Favali, F ^a   Blandin, J ^d  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b Tecnomare SpA   (Italy)

^c CAPSUM Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

^d IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic observatories; Gas sensors; Methane seepage

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; GAS EMISSIONS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NATURAL GAS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; GAS MONITORING MODULE (GMM); REAL-TIME DATA TRANSMISSION; SYNERGY;

METHANE;

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; HYDROCARBON SEEP; INSTRUMENTATION; METHANE; SENSOR;

EID: 11144257899     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1092-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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