Rates of anaerobic oxidation of methane and authigenic carbonate mineralization in methane-rich deep-sea sediments inferred from models and geochemical profiles

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 266, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 271-287

  Ussler III, Willliam ^a   Paull, Charles K ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

anaerobic oxidation; biogeochemistry; carbon isotopes; dissolved inorganic carbon; methane; sulfate methane interface

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; SULFATE-METHANE INTERFACE;

CARBON; ISOTOPES; METHANE; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; METHANE; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; POREWATER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 39049159089     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.10.056     Document Type: Article

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