In situ Raman-based measurements of high dissolved methane concentrations in hydrate-rich ocean sediments

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Xin ^a,b   Hester, Keith C ^a,c   Ussler, William ^a   Walz, Peter M ^a   Peltzer, Edward T ^a   Brewer, Peter G ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^c Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DISSOLUTION; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDRATION; METHANATION; METHANE; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; DISSOLVED METHANE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; EQUILIBRIUM VALUE; EXCESS PRESSURE; HYDRATE DECOMPOSITION; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INTERNAL CALIBRATION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NEAR-SURFACE; OCEAN SEDIMENTS; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; OXIDATION RATES; PORE WATERS; SEA FLOOR;

GAS HYDRATES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; DISSOLVED GAS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAS INDUSTRY; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

EID: 79954986583     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL047141     Document Type: Article

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