Daszinnies, Matthias Christian; Plaza-Faverola, Andreia; Sylta, Øyvind; Bünz, Stefan; Mattingsdal, Rune; Tømmerås, Are; Knies, Jochen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-05)
Methane seepage off the coast of Svalbard is demonstrated by active gas flares in the water column today and through precipitation of methane-derived authigenic carbonates (MDAC) over the past 160 000 years. Though submarine discharge of thermogenic methane is well documented, the geological history of past leakage is still debated, largely due to unconstrained free gas sources and seepage trigger ...