Gas hydrate dissociation linked to contemporary ocean warming in the southern hemisphere
Ocean warming could enable the release of methane related to hydrate dissociation from the ocean floor, a process thought to have triggered abrupt climate changes in Earth history. Here the authors detect this process in action, observing a massive release of methane from a site in the South Atlanti...
Published in: | Nature Communications |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17289-z https://doaj.org/article/8cca8017341448c691035cb10b713717 |
Summary: | Ocean warming could enable the release of methane related to hydrate dissociation from the ocean floor, a process thought to have triggered abrupt climate changes in Earth history. Here the authors detect this process in action, observing a massive release of methane from a site in the South Atlantic Ocean. |
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