Reconstruction of past and present methane emission in the Arctic cold seeps using biogeochemical proxies

• Main Author: Yao, Haoyi
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Other geosciences: 469; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Andre geofag: 469; methane reconstruction; Lipid biomarkers; foraminifera; biogeochemical proxies; DOKTOR-004; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Storfjordrenna; arctic methane; Foraminifera*; Global warming; Methane hydrate
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/17821

Global warming is now highly concerned by society as extreme weather is more often than ever, and the Arctic is experiencing warming twice as fast as the global mean. A large amount of carbon is stored in the forms of methane and methane hydrate in the continental margins worldwide. Methane is the m...