Classification of sea-floor features associated with methane seeps along the Gulf of Cádiz continental margin

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 11-13, 2006, Pages 1464-1481

  León, Ricardo ^a   Somoza, Luis ^a   Medialdea, Teresa ^a   Maestro, Adolfo ^a   Díaz del Río, Victor ^b   Fernández Puga, María del Carmen ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbonate mounds; Chemosynthesis; Chimneys; Hydrocarbon seeps; Mud volcanoes

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; METHANE; MORPHOLOGY; SEEPAGE; UNDERWATER CAMERAS;

CARBONATE MOUNDS; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; HYDROCARBON SEEPS; MUD VOLCANOES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CARBONATE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUST; DATA SET; DEEP WATER; FERMENTATION; GAS SEEPAGE; GROWTH RATE; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO; POCKMARK; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT; SEISMIC PROPERTY; SWATH BATHYMETRY; TOPOGRAPHY; UNDERWATER CAMERA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ;

CALYPTOGENA SP.; POGONOPHORA (PROTOSTOME); YUMA;

EID: 33748536048     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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