Massive blow-out craters formed by hydrate-controlled methane expulsion from the Arctic seafloor

Massive methane blow-outs may be responsible for clusters of kilometer-wide craters in the Barents Sea.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Authors: Andreassen, K., Hubbard, A., Winsborrow, M., Patton, H., Vadakkepuliyambatta, S., Plaza-Faverola, A., Gudlaugsson, E., Serov, P., Deryabin, A., Mattingsdal, R., Mienert, J., Bünz, S.
Other Authors: Research Council of Norway
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2017
Subjects:
Arctic
Barents Sea
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aal4500
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.aal4500
Description
Summary:Massive methane blow-outs may be responsible for clusters of kilometer-wide craters in the Barents Sea.

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