Detection of cold seep derived authigenic carbonates with infrared spectroscopy

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 8-18

  Luzinova, Yuliya ^a   Dobbs, Gary T ^a,d   Lapham, Laura ^b   Chanton, Jeffrey P ^b   Mizaikoff, Boris ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authigenic; Biogenic; Carbonates; Cold seeps; Deep sea sensing; Hydrocarbon seeps; Infrared attenuated total reflection spectroscopy; IR ATR; Marine spectroscopy; Mid infrared evanescent field sensing; Minerals

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AUTHIGENESIS; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CARBONATE; COLD SEEP; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEEP SEA; HYDROCARBON SEEP; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; MISSISSIPPI CANYON;

EID: 79955658961     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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