Asphalt volcanoes as a potential source of methane to late Pleistocene coastal waters

Autor:	Oscar Pizarro, Christopher M. Reddy, David L. Valentine, Tessa M. Hill, Sarah C. Bagby, Morgan Soloway, Richard Camilli, Brian A. Clarke, Dana R. Yoerger, Chris Roman, Christopher Farwell, Robert K. Nelson, Emily E. Peacock
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	geography geography.geographical_feature_category Pleistocene Natural (archaeology) Methane chemistry.chemical_compound Oceanography chemistry Volcano Asphalt General Earth and Planetary Sciences Petroleum Seabed Geology Asphalt volcano
Zdroj:	Nature Geoscience. 3:345-348
ISSN:	1752-0908 1752-0894
DOI:	10.1038/ngeo848
Popis:	Natural petroleum seepage emits large volumes of oil and methane to the oceans every year, accompanied by the formation of asphalt volcanoes on the sea floor. The discovery of seven asphalt volcanoes off the coast of southern California may help to explain high methane emissions recorded during the late Pleistocene.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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