Origin of light volatile hydrocarbon gases in mud volcano fluids, Gulf of Cadiz - Evidence for multiple sources and transport mechanisms in active sedimentary wedges

Chemical Geology

Volumn 266, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 350-363

  Nuzzo, Marianne ^a   Hornibrook, Edward R C ^a   Gill, Fiona ^a   Hensen, Christian ^b   Pancost, Richard D ^a   Haeckel, Matthias ^b   Reitz, Anja ^b   Scholz, Florian ^b   Magalhães, Vitor H ^c,d   Brückmann, Warner ^b   Pinheiro, Luis M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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

^c INETI   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Light volatile hydrocarbon gases; Lipid biomarkers; Migration; Mud volcanoes; Unconventional methane

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; METHANE; MUD VOLCANO; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 68949181693     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.06.023     Document Type: Article

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