Acoustic evidence of hydrocarbon release associated with the Spitsbergen Transform Fault, north of the Molloy Ridge, Fram Strait

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Chand, Shyam, Knies, Jochen Manfred, Geissler, Wolfram H., Plaza Faverola, Andreia Aletia, Thorsnes, Terje
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media 2024
• Subjects: Svalbard; Yermak Plateau; Molloy; Molloy Deep; Molloy Ridge; Fram Strait; Yermak plateau; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/33558; https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2024.1347252

Hydrocarbon gases formed from biotic and abiotic processes are released through the seafloor at different locations around the world. They have been widely observed directly in video and photo data, and indirectly on echosounder data. Even though biotic gas generation is a very common process, abiot...