Timescales of methane seepage on the Norwegian margin following collapse of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet
Understanding the timescales of gas hydrate dissociation and methane release are critical to gauge the potential climate impact. Here, the authors report a methane efflux chronology from five sites in Barents and Norwegian seas and show methane release coincident with the release of ice sheet-induce...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-05-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11509 |