Dynamic and history of methane seepage in the SW Barents Sea: new insights from Leirdjupet Fault Complex

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Argentino, Claudio, Waghorn, Kate Alyse, Vadakkepuliyambatta, Sunil, Polteau, Stephane, Bünz, Stefan, Panieri, Giuliana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Research 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400; Arctic; Barents Sea; Leirdjupet; Antarc*; Antarctica; Global warming; Ice; Ice Sheet; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21557; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83542-0

Methane emissions from Arctic continental margins are increasing due to the negative effect of global warming on ice sheet and permafrost stability, but dynamics and timescales of seafloor seepage still remain poorly constrained. Here, we examine sediment cores collected from an active seepage area...