Escape of methane gas from the seabed along the West Spitsbergen continental margin

Westbrook, Graham K.Thatcher, Kate E.Rohling, EelcoPiotrowski, AlexanderPalike, HeikoOsborne, Anne H.Nisbet, Euan G.Minshull, Tim A.Lanoiselle, MathiasJames, Rachael H.Huhnerbach, VeitGreen, Darryl2015-12-130094-8276http://hdl.handle.net/1885/80187More than 250 plumes of gas bubbles have been discovered emanating from the seabed of the West Spitsbergen continental margin, in a depth range of 150400 m, at and above the present upper limit of the gas hydrate stability zone (GHSZ). Some of the plumesKeywords: Continental margin; Depth range; Gas bubble; Gas hydrate stability zones; Mediane; Methane gas; Sea surfaces; Spitsbergen; Upper limits; West spitsbergen currents; Hydration; Methane; Ocean currents; Gas hydrates; atmospheric plume; continental margin; gaEscape of methane gas from the seabed along the West Spitsbergen continental margin200910.1029/2009GL0391912016-02-24