Methane seepage and its relation to slumping and gas hydrate at the Hikurangi margin, New Zealand

• Published in: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
• Main Authors: Faure, K., Greinert, J., Pecher, I.A., Graham, I. J., Massoth, G.J., De Ronde, C.E.J., Wright, I. C., Baker, E. T., Olson, E.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Eastern Rock; New Zealand; Methane hydrate
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=209154

Dissolved methane and high resolution bathymetry surveys were conducted over the Rock Garden region of Ritchie Ridge, along the Hikurangi margin, eastern New Zealand. Multibeam bathymetry reveals two prominent, northeast trending ridges, parallel to subduction along the margin, that are steep sided...