Molecular and isotopic partitioning of low-molecular-weight hydrocarbons during migration and gas hydrate precipitation in deposits of a high-flux seepage site

Chemical Geology

Volumn 269, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 350-363

  Pape, Thomas ^a   Bahr, André ^a,b   Rethemeyer, Janet ^c   Kessler, John D ^d   Sahling, Heiko ^a   Hinrichs, Kai Uwe ^a   Klapp, Stephan A ^a   Reeburgh, William S ^e   Bohrmann, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

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

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Batumi seep area; Black Sea; Fractionation; Gas hydrates; Isotopes; Methane radiocarbon

Indexed keywords

DEGASSING; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON SEEP; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT CORE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BLACK SEA;

EID: 73749083260     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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