Gas emissions at the continental margin west off Svalbard during R/V Heinche cruise HE387 ...

• Main Authors: Sahling, Heiko, Römer, Miriam, Pape, Thomas, Bergès, Benoit, dos Santos Ferreira, Christian, Boelmann, Jan, Geprägs, Patrizia, Tomczyk, Michal, Nowald, Nicolas, Dimmler, Werner, Schroedter, Leah, Glockzin, Michael, Bohrmann, Gerhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2014
• Subjects: Center for Marine Environmental Sciences MARUM; Svalbard; Ferreira; Forlandet; permafrost
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.834000; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.834000

We mapped, sampled, and quantified gas emissions at the continental margin west of Svalbard during R/V Heincke cruise He-387 in late summer 2012. Hydroacoustic mapping revealed that gas emissions were not limited to a zone just above 396 m below sea level (m b.s.l.). Flares from this depth gained si...