CAGE15-6 Cruise Report: Arctic gas hydrate studies

• Published in: CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate Report Series
• Main Authors: Mienert, Jürgen, Hong, Wei-L., Jansson, Per, Waghorn, Kate A., Waage, Malin, Singhroha, Sunny, Osti, Giacomo, Yao, Haoyi, Iversen, Steinar, Olsen, Bjørn R., Heimdal, Karianne, Krokmyrdal, Suchada, Romeyn, Rowan, Triest, Jack, Grilli, Roberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; CAGE; Gas Hydrate; Sofia Basin; Gas hydrate sampling; Pore water geochemistry; BSR; Barents Sea; Hanssen; Storfjordrenna; Svalbard; Svyatogor Ridge; Yermak Plateau; Svalbard margin; Yermak plateau
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/cage/article/view/6939; https://doi.org/10.7557/cage.6939

RV Helmer Hanssen is the only vessel operating so far north (81 N) in October. One of the research questions addressed during this cruise is: Where do gas hydrate exist in the seabed and how much methane does it actually release? The CAGE 15-6 cruise explored potential gas hydrate charged sub-seabed...