Serov, Pavel; Portnov, Aleksei D; Mienert, Jurgen; Semenov, Peter; Ilatovskaya, Polonia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-16)
The Holocene marine transgression starting at ~19 ka flooded the Arctic shelves driving extensive thawing of terrestrial permafrost. It thereby promoted methanogenesis within sediments, the dissociation of gas hydrates, and the release of formerly trapped gas, with the accumulation in pressure of released methane eventually triggering blowouts through weakened zones in the overlying and thinned ...