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Contrasting Methane Seepage Dynamics in the Hola Trough Offshore Norway: Insights From Two Different Summers

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العنوان: Contrasting Methane Seepage Dynamics in the Hola Trough Offshore Norway: Insights From Two Different Summers
المؤلفون: Ferré, Bénédicte, Barreyre, Thibaut, Bünz, Stefan, Argentino, Claudio, Corrales‐Guerrero, Jorge, Dølven, Knut Ola, Stetzler, Marie, Fallati, Luca, Sert, Muhammed Fatih, Panieri, Giuliana, Rastrick, Samuel, Kutti, Tina, Moser, Manuel
المساهمون: Ferré, B, Barreyre, T, Bünz, S, Argentino, C, Corrales‐guerrero, J, Dølven, K, Stetzler, M, Fallati, L, Sert, M, Panieri, G, Rastrick, S, Kutti, T, Moser, M
بيانات النشر: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
US
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca: BOA (Bicocca Open Archive)
مصطلحات موضوعية: cold water coral reef, hydroacoustic, methane, microbial mat, seep, sub-seabed, GEO/04 - GEOGRAFIA FISICA E GEOMORFOLOGIA
الوصف: This study investigates the temporal variations in methane concentration and flare activity in the Hola trough (offshore Norway) during May 2018 and June 2022. Between these time periods, methane seep activity exhibits 3.5 times increase, as evidenced by hydroacoustic measurements. As the seep area in the Hola trough is constantly within the hydrate stability zone, the observed increase cannot be attributed to migration of its shallow boundary due to temperature increase. However, a combination of low tide conditions resulting in a lower sediment pore pressure and a bottom water temperature increase resulting in a lower methane solubility is likely to explain the increase in the number of seeps observed in June 2022. The hypothesis of tide influence is supported by data collected from a piezometer deployed and recovered during the cruise showing that the tidal effect was observed 3 m below the seafloor. Despite the numerous methane seeps detected, methane concentration and gas flow rates near the seafloor were low (<19 nM and <70 mL min−1, respectively) compared to other areas with methane seep activity. This is likely due to strong currents rapidly dispersing methane in the water column. Sub-seafloor investigations identified pathways for gas migration in methane seep areas, influenced by topography. This study provides valuable insights into the temporal dynamics of methane concentrations, flare activity, and gas distribution in the Hola trough, contributing to our understanding of offshore methane dynamics in the region.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
وصف الملف: STAMPA
اللغة: English
العلاقة: volume:129; issue:6 (June 2024); journal:JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. OCEANS; https://hdl.handle.net/10281/485339Test; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85195596733
DOI: 10.1029/2024jc020949
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1029/2024jc020949Test
https://hdl.handle.net/10281/485339Test
حقوق: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.84523E24
قاعدة البيانات: BASE