Evidence of Arctic methane emissions across the mid-Pleistocene

Episodic methane leakage events from the seafloor of the Arctic–Atlantic gateway region occurred before and during the mid-Pleistocene transition, suggesting foraminiferal stable carbon isotope and source-specific biomarker analyses of borehole samples.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Giuliana Panieri, Jochen Knies, Sunil Vadakkepuliyambatta, Amicia L. Lee, Carsten J. Schubert
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023
Subjects:
Geology
QE1-996.5
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Arctic
arctic methane
Foraminifera*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00772-y
https://doaj.org/article/24f775b416674603bc7543f5a016be6f
Description
Summary:Episodic methane leakage events from the seafloor of the Arctic–Atlantic gateway region occurred before and during the mid-Pleistocene transition, suggesting foraminiferal stable carbon isotope and source-specific biomarker analyses of borehole samples.

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