Estimates of methane output from mud extrusions at the erosive convergent margin off Costa Rica

Marine Geology

Volumn 225, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 129-144

  Mau, S ^a   Sahling, H ^a,c   Rehder, G ^a,b   Suess, E ^a,b,d   Linke, P ^a,b   Soeding, E ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d Konsortium Deutsche Meeresforschung   (Germany)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemosynthetic species; Costa Rica forearc; Methane output; Methane plume; Mud extrusion

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; COSTA RICA; MUD EXTRUSION;

CARBONATES; EROSION; GAS EMISSIONS; SEDIMENTS; SEEPAGE; SUBMARINES;

METHANE;

CHEMOSYNTHESIS; CONVERGENT MARGIN; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

EID: 29744441235     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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