Geochemical and geophysical evidence of methane release over the East Siberian Arctic Shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Shakhova, N ^a,b   Semiletov, I ^a,b   Leifer, I ^c   Salyuk, A ^b   Rekant, P ^d   Kosmach, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b IL ICHEV PACIFIC OCEANOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VNIIOKEANGEOLOGIA   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; METHANE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC MIXING; CHUKCHI SEA; EAST-SIBERIAN SEAS; FAULT ZONE; GEOPHYSICAL EVIDENCE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION SEISMIC; LAPTEV SEA; METHANOGENESIS; MIXING RATIOS; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; ORGANIC MATTER; SIBERIAN ARCTIC SHELVES; TOTAL AMOUNT OF CARBONS; WATER COLUMNS;

PERMAFROST;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; FAULT ZONE; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MIXING RATIO; PERMAFROST; SIDESCAN SONAR; WATER COLUMN;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CHUKCHI SEA; EAST SIBERIAN SEA; LAPTEV SEA;

EID: 77955533539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005602     Document Type: Article

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