Acoustic and visual characterisation of methane-rich seabed seeps at Omakere Ridge on the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

Marine Geology

Volumn 272, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 154-169

  Jones, A T ^a   Greinert, J ^b,c   Bowden, D A ^d   Klaucke, I ^e   Petersen, C J ^e,f   Netzeband, G L ^e,f   Weinrebe, W ^e  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

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

^f RWE POWER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cold water reef; Hikurangi Margin; methane seeps; New Zealand; Omakere Ridge; seep related biota; sidescan

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FEATURES; AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES; BACKSCATTER INTENSITY; BACTERIAL MATS; CHARACTERISATION; CLAM SHELL; COLD-WATER CORALS; COLD-WATER REEF; FREE GAS; HIGH AMPLITUDES; METHANE SEEP; MULTI-BEAM; NEW ZEALAND; SEISMIC SECTIONS; SIDE SCAN SONAR; SIDESCAN SONAR IMAGES; SWATH DATA; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS; WATER COLUMNS;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; BACKSCATTERING; METHANE; REEFS; SONAR; TURBIDITY; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

GAS HYDRATES;

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BACKSCATTER; BENTHOS; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; CHEMOSYNTHESIS; COLD SEEP; METHANE; REEF; SEAFLOOR; SHELLFISH; SIDESCAN SONAR; UNDERWATER CAMERA; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

HIKURANGI MARGIN; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; SIBOGLINIDAE; TUBICOLAE; VESICOMYIDAE;

EID: 77952111881     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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