Migration of the sulphate-methane reaction zone in marine sediments of the Sea of Marmara-can this mechanism be tectonically induced?

Chemical Geology

Volumn 205, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 73-82

  Halbach, P ^a   Holzbecher, E ^b   Reichel, Th ^a   Moche, R ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advection; Diffusion; Methane; Non steady state; Sea of Marmara; Sulphate

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; DIFFUSION; EARTHQUAKE; MARINE SEDIMENT; METHANE; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SULFATE;

EURASIA; SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

EID: 2142815208     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2003.12.013     Document Type: Article

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