Cold seeps along the main Marmara Fault in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 552-570

  Zitter, T A C ^a   Henry, P ^a   Aloisi, G ^b   Delaygue, G ^a   Cagatay M N ^c   Mercier de Lepinay, B ^d   Al Samir, M ^e   Fornacciari, F ^a   Tesmer, M ^e   Pekdeger, A ^e   Wallmann, K ^f   Lericolais, G ^g  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MOULIN LYON 3   (France)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

^e FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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

^g IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Cold seeps; Fault scarp; High permeability pathways; Sea of Marmara; Seafloor observations

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF GASES; METHANE; TURBIDITY; WATER;

COLD SEEPS; HIGH PERMEABILITY PATHWAYS; SEAFLOOR OBSERVATIONS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

BRACKISH WATER; CANYON; COLD SEEP; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; OUTFLOW; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TURBULENCE; VENTING;

EURASIA; SEA OF MARMARA; TEKIRDAG; TURKEY;

EID: 41649086072     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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