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Origin of pockmarks and chimney structures on the flanks of the Storegga Slide,offshore Norway 总被引:2,自引:1,他引:2
Seafloor pockmarks and subsurface chimney structures are common on the Norwegian continental margin north of the Storegga
Slide scar. Such features are generally inferred to be associated with fluid expulsion, and imply overpressures in the subsurface.
Six long gravity and piston cores taken from the interior of three pockmarks were compared with four other cores taken from
the same area but outside the pockmarks, in order to elucidate the origins and stratigraphy of these features and their possible
association with the Storegga Slide event. Sulfate gradients in cores from within pockmarks are less steep than those in cores
from outside the pockmarks, which indicates that the flux of methane to the seafloor is presently smaller within the pockmarks
than in the adjacent undisturbed sediments. This suggests that these subsurface chimneys are not fluid flow conduits lined
with gas hydrate. Methane-derived authigenic carbonates and Bathymodiolus shells obtained from a pockmark at >6.3 m below the seafloor indicate that methane was previously available to support a
chemosynthetic community within the pockmark. AMS 14C measurements of planktonic Foraminifera overlying and interlayered with the shell-bearing sediment indicate that methane
was present on the seafloor within the pockmark prior to 14 ka 14C years b.p., i.e., well before the last major Storegga Slide event (7.2 ka 14C years b.p., or 8.2 ka calendar years b.p.). These observations provide evidence that overpressured fluids existed within the continental margin sediments off Norway
during the last major advance of Pleistocene glaciation. 相似文献
2.
K��r?ad Kadir Eri? M. N. ?a?atay Sena Ak?er Luca Gasperini Yosi Mart 《Geo-Marine Letters》2011,31(1):1-18
The late glacial to Holocene sedimentary record of the northern shelf of the Sea of Marmara (SoM) has been documented by detailed
seismo-, chrono-, and biostratigraphic analyses using sub-bottom (Chirp) profiles and sediment cores. During MIS 3 and the
main part of MIS 2 (60–15 14C ka b.p.), disconnection from the Mediterranean and Black seas together with a dry climate resulted in a regression in the SoM, when
the Sea was transformed into a brackish lake. The river incisions below 105 m water depth along the northern shelf took place
during the last glacial maximum, when the lake level was modulated by stillstands at −98 and −93 m. The post-glacial freshwater
transgressive stage of the Marmara ‘Lake’ occurred between 15 and 13.5 14C ka b.p., leading to a rise in water level to −85 m by 13.0 14C ka b.p., as evidenced by broad wave-cut terraces along the northern shelf. Since 12 14C ka b.p., high-frequency sea-level fluctuations have been identified at the SoM entrance to the Strait of İstanbul (SoI). Thus, wave-cut
terraces have been recorded at water depths of −76 and −71 m that, according to an age model for core MD04-2750, have ages
of 11.5 and 10.5 14C ka b.p., respectively. Ancient shoreline at −65 m along the northern shelf presumably formed soon after the Younger Dryas (YD) at
ca. 10.1 14C ka b.p. Moreover, there is compelling evidence of Holocene outflow from the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea. At the SoM entrance
to the SoI, the existence of bioherms on the reflector surface together with abundant Brizalina spathulata and Protoglobulimina pupoides in a core suggests a return to higher salinities due to strong Mediterranean water incursion into the SoM at ∼8.8 14C ka b.p. This finding is consistent with earlier suggestions that, after the YD, the Black Sea was flooded by outflow from the SoM
as a result of global sea-level rise. 相似文献
3.
M. Tiwari R. Ramesh B. L. K. Somayajulu A. J. T. Jull G. S. Burr 《Geo-Marine Letters》2006,26(1):23-30
Rapid shifts in past climate recorded in polar ice sheets have elicited various explanations relating to either thermohaline
circulation changes by ice-rafting or natural greenhouse gas concentrations modulated by climatic conditions in the tropics.
To compare the tropical paleoclimate record with the polar record, one must choose sediment cores from highly productive ocean
regions. Necessarily, such regions reflect the wind records in the tropics, because high productivity is associated with upwelling
driven by winds. Comparing tropical precipitation records with high-latitude records is, however, a more difficult task because
sediments recording paleoprecipitation usually have low sedimentation rates, and offer coarser resolution relative to polar
ice cores. Here, we present δ
18O data of three planktonic species of Foraminifera (a proxy for precipitation) from such a sediment core, spanning the past
35 ka for the equatorial Indian Ocean, which falls under the southwest monsoon (SWM) realm. Results show that minimum SWM
precipitation occurred at the Last Glacial Maximum, with a subsequent increase at Termination IA. During the Holocene, SWM
precipitation intensified uniformly up to the core top (∼2.2 ka b.p.), as revealed by generally decreasing δ
18O values. Variations in precipitation are consistent with climate changes recorded in polar ice sheets. Although the different resolutions of the two records preclude
a rigorous comparison, abrupt cooling/warming events appear to be accompanied by sudden reduction/enhancement in (SWM) rainfall.
Thus, mechanisms with time scales much shorter than a millennium, such as natural greenhouse warming (e.g., CH4 concentration), controlled by emissions from the tropics, could have played a major role in high-latitude climate change. 相似文献
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Late Pleistocene-Holocene Paleoceanography and Ventilation of the Gulf of California 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Lloyd D. Keigwin 《Journal of Oceanography》2002,58(2):421-432
Sediment cores collected in 1990 from the Gulf of California have been studied using stable isotope and radiocarbon techniques
to reconstruct the climate and ventilation histories since the last glacial maximum. Benthic foraminiferal δ18O from core tops in a water depth range of 145 to 1442 m increases by about 2% with increasing depth. This is consistent with
a composite temperature profile constructed from several hydrocasts in the various gulf basins. However, the δ18O water/salinity relationship is not sufficiently linear in gulf locations or in nearby open Pacific Geochemical Ocean Sections
Study (GEOSECS) stations to be useful in solving paleotemperature equations. Of the most common benthic foraminifera, only
Planulina ariminensis has δ13C that is consistent with the measured δ13C of ΣCO2. Several cores in the depth range 500 to 900 m have the laminated Holocene and Bolling/Allerod sediments, and the nonlaminated
glacial age and Younger Dryas sediments that are typical of the gulf and other locations such as Santa Barbara Basin. The
best of those, Jumbo Piston Core (JPC) 56 from 818 m water depth on the western margin of Guaymas Basin, was sampled for intensive
study. Oxygen isotope ratios in benthic and planktonic foraminifera show little evidence for deglacial temperature oscillations.
Carbon isotope ratios are generally lower during warm epochs, but the most striking result is strongly lowered benthic and
planktonic δ13C about 9500 years ago. This may reflect water column oxidation of locally released methane. Neither benthic δ13C in depth section nor paired benthic and planktonic 14C data in JPC56 are consistent with increased intermediate water ventilation during the glacial maximum and Younger Dryas.
Likewise, 14C data from 5 pairs of foraminifera from the Okhotsk Sea fail to support better ventilation in that basin during the last
glacial maximum.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
5.
We report records of land plant-derived long-chain n-alkanes since 37 ka b.p. from a sediment core in the middle Okinawa Trough, East China Sea. The data show the content and carbon preference index
(CPI; degree of freshness) of n-alkanes generally decreasing as sea level rose, which could be explained by coastline retreat resulting in an increased transport
route of n-alkanes toward the study site. The n-alkane CPI returned to higher values during the Holocene highstand, however, suggesting sea-level rise was not the only cause
for the decline of freshness of n-alkanes. Paleovegetation changes in terms of C3 vs. C4 contributions inferred from n-alkane δ13C are overall consistent with published marine and terrestrial records during two distinct intervals: from 37.0 to 15.2 ka
b.p., and from 7.6 ka b.p. to the present. However, n-alkane δ13C excursions from 15.2 to 7.6 ka b.p. are difficult to reconcile with terrestrial signatures. This disagreement, along with other possible causes for the decline
of freshness of n-alkanes, and the higher-energy sedimentary environment inferred from increased mean grain sizes and silt/clay ratios during
this time period, is consistent with existing knowledge of offshore transport of materials previously stored on the extensive
continental shelf during the post-glacial transgression. We therefore suggest that n-alkane records from the Okinawa Trough should be used only cautiously to infer deglacial vegetation and sea-level changes. 相似文献
6.
M. V. Triantaphyllou A. Antonarakou K. Kouli M. Dimiza G. Kontakiotis M. D. Papanikolaou P. Ziveri P. G. Mortyn V. Lianou V. Lykousis M. D. Dermitzakis 《Geo-Marine Letters》2009,29(4):249-267
Quantitative analyses of coccolithophores, planktonic foraminifers, dinoflagellate cysts and pollen assemblages were carried
out on shallow (NS-14) and deeper (NS-40) sediment cores from the south-eastern Aegean Sea. Nine coccolithophore (ACE 1–9)
and nine planktonic foraminifer (APFE 1–9) ecozones, correlated with dinoflagellate cyst evidence, have been defined for the
last ~14.5 cal. ka. Additionally, eight pollen assemblage zones (PAZ 1–8) have been recognised and correlated with the plankton
ecozones. Although generally consistent with existing schemes for the central and eastern Mediterranean, the established high-resolution
ecostratigraphy has led to an expanded palaeoecological reconstruction of the Late Glacial–Holocene archive in the south-eastern
Aegean Sea, defining two warm and humid phases at 9.3–8.6 and 7.6–6.4 cal. ka b.p., associated with the deposition of the early Holocene sapropel S1, and a third one between 5.2 and 4.2 cal. ka b.p. The high sedimentation rates which characterise the study area enabled the detection of even minor and brief climatic events
in the Aegean Sea during S1 deposition times.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
7.
Pockmarks in the inner Oslofjord,Norway 总被引:5,自引:3,他引:2
Multibeam bathymetric surveys of the Inner Oslofjord, Norway have revealed a high density of pockmarks in the 179-km2 inner fjord area, which contains over 500 pockmarks of varying size, typically 20–50 m in diameter and 2–10 m deep. These
pockmarks have been investigated with a variety of techniques, including acoustic subbottom profiling, sedimentological and
geochemical analyses of cores, remotely operated vehicle observation, and morphometry. Both the distribution and shapes of
the pockmarks suggest that they are related to structures in the bedrock underlying relatively thin (<50 m) unconsolidated
glacial and postglacial sediments. The data provide no direct indication of a particular mode of pockmark formation, but release
of large amounts of biogenic, shallow methane seems unlikely. Several lines of evidence point to a continuous process of pockmark
formation followed by inactivity, with some pockmarks recently active whereas others have been inactive for a considerable
time. Some pockmarks are characterised by coarse sediment in their centres. The density, variety and easy access make this
pockmark field an ideal model area for pockmark research.
John S. Gray is deceased. 相似文献
8.
We present high-resolution isotopic records and cathodoluminescence studies of recently dead and live bivalve specimens from
cold seeps, in an attempt to reconstruct environmental conditions during organism growth, and thereby the possible variability
of fluid-venting activity at the seafloor. Shells of the burrowing lucinid Myrtea aff. amorpha were collected at three localities near actively venting methane seeps in the Eastern Mediterranean deep sea, using the Nautile
submersible during two French oceanographic cruises: from the Kazan mud volcano, in the vicinity of the Anaximander mounts
(MEDINAUT cruise, 1998), and from the central pockmark province and the Amon mud volcano of the Nile deep-sea fan (NAUTINIL
cruise, 2003). The oxygen and carbon isotope compositions of 18 shells from the various localities, and also from different
sites at the same locality show a rather strong scatter (1.8 < δ
18O‰ < 3.4; −10.2 < δ
13C‰ < 2.2), and values lower than those expected for carbonate precipitated at equilibrium with present-day bottom waters.
This means that warm methane-rich fluids were mixed with bottom seawater during precipitation of shell carbonates. We have
tried to determine ontogenetic age of two shells by using cathodoluminescence as a sclerochronological proxy, because the
direct counting of carbonate increments was not possible in these specimens. There is a relatively good correspondence between
cathodoluminescence trends and oxygen isotope profiles that might support the link between manganese incorporation during
growth and temperature. Eight specimens of lucinid shells were selected for high-resolution isotopic profiling. A few shells
exhibit decreasing δ
18O and δ
13C values from the umbo to the actively growing ventral shell margin, which can be attributed to the commonly observed physiologically
controlled deceleration of growth with increasing organism age, this metabolic effect corresponding to the increase of incorporation
of respiratory CO2. A few shells exhibit high-frequency δ
18O variations with an amplitude of about 1.5‰ that might be related to temperature variations controlled by fluid-venting activity.
One shell from the pockmark province of the Nile deep-sea fan records a strong, sharp δ
13C decrease of about 9‰, and extending over a 5-mm interval in the shell that can be related to a major methane release event.
Another shell from the Kazan mud volcano exhibits a progressive increase of δ
13C values from −10‰ to 0‰ with age, which might indicate decreasing methane flow throughout the organism’s life. This study
has demonstrated that bivalve shells from deep-sea cold seeps represent good indicators of variability in seepage activity
of methane-rich fluids, at various scales in both space and time. Although the precise chronology of the observed events was
not established, because shell growth rate is not known in this case, this remains a priority for future studies in such environments. 相似文献
9.
O. S. Chauhan B. S. Sukhija A. R. Gujar P. Nagabhushanam A. L. Paropkari 《Geo-Marine Letters》2000,20(2):118-122
Down-core variations in illite, chlorite, smectite and kaolinite (the major clays) in two 14C-dated cores collected along the SW continental margin of India show that illite and chlorite have enhanced abundance during
20–17, 12.5, 11–9.5, and 5–4.8 ka b.p., whereas smectite accumulation is higher between 17 and 12.5, and after 9 ka b.p. The climate may have been predominantly arid at 17 (20–17), 12.5, 10.5 (11–9.5), and 4.8 ka b.p. The first three dates correspond to the last glacial maximum, Bolling-Allerod, and Younger Dryas events, respectively. The
SW monsoon was variable between 17 and 15 ka b.p., and it was more stable and intense after the Younger Dryas until about 6 ka b.p.
Received: 2 December 1999 / Revision accepted: 11 April 2000 相似文献
10.
The foraminiferal (planktonic and benthic) and nannofosssil assemblages have been analyzed in the sediments of Core ACB-17-1447
taken from the South America continental slope north of the Rio Grande Rise piedmont during Cruise 17 of the R/V Akademik Sergey Vavilov. The core section is largely composed of carbonate and marly hemipelagic mud. The Quaternary age of the host sediments is
evident from the occurrence of the planktonic foraminiferal index species Globorotalia truncatulinoides. Based on the nannofossil assemblages, the core sediments are attributed to the upper Pleistocene-Holocene. They contain
abundant reworked Pliocene, Miocene, and Paleogene taxa transported from the slopes of the underwater Rio Grande Rise. The
paleotemperature analysis of the planktonic foraminifers provided data for constructing the temperature curve that demonstrates
two warm peaks. During the first warm period (Interval of 7–9 cm), the surface water temperature was as high as 26°C (Holocene
optimum), which exceeds by 3–4°C its presentday values and implies the more intense warm Brazil Current. The earlier warm
peak with temperatures up to 24°C recorded in the upper Pleistocene sediments (Interval of 69–71 cm) most likely reflects
the 3rd oxygenisotope stage (MIS 3), which corresponds to the interstadial phase of the last glaciation (30–40 ka ago). Based
on the abundances, taxonomic diversity, and proportions of the characteristic species of benthic foraminifers, the Core ASV-17-1447
section is divided into six intervals correlated with the marine isotopic stages defined by both the planktonic foraminifers
and climatic changes evident from the variations in the bottom water circulation along the southwestern slope of the Brazilian
Basin during the Late Quaternary. 相似文献
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Maria V. Triantaphyllou Assimina Antonarakou Margarita Dimiza Christos Anagnostou 《Geo-Marine Letters》2010,30(1):1-13
In core ADE3-23 collected in the Libyan Sea, the nannofossil species Coccolithus pelagicus, Coronosphaera spp., Helicosphaera spp., Syracosphaera spp., Calcidiscus spp., small Gephyrocapsa spp., and the planktonic foraminifers Globigerina bulloides, Neogloboquadrina pachyderma, Globorotalia scitula, Turborotalita quinqueloba and Neogloboquadrina dutertrei prevail in sapropel S6 (midpoint at 172 ka b.p.), indicative of cold and highly productive surface conditions. Warm and highly stratified water-column conditions are recorded
by the characteristic assemblage of Globigerinoides ruber, Globoturborotalita rubescens, Florisphaera profunda, Rhabdosphaera spp. during the sapropel S5 depositional interval (midpoint at 124 ka b.p.). Compared with S5, Globigerinita glutinata, Globorotalia inflata, Globigerinella siphonifera, Globorotalia truncatulinoides and the calcareous nannofossil Emiliania huxleyi characterise less stratified conditions within sapropel S1 (midpoint at 8.5 ka b.p.). Multivariate statistical analyses of calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminifers in core ADE3-23 identify planktonic
assemblages which typify sapropels S6, S5 and S1 in the Libyan Sea. A warmer interval is recognised in the middle part of
the cold S6, and can be associated with an influx of less saline waters and the occurrence of a faint, temporary deep chlorophyll
maximum. Evidence for enhanced surface productivity and breakdown of stratification is observed in the middle–upper part of
the warm S5, associated with climatic deterioration. Moreover, an increase in surface productivity in the upper S1 implies
weak stratification. Our combined calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminiferal data add to the evidence that climate
variability was more pronounced than commonly considered to date for all the three studied Eastern Mediterranean sapropel
depositional intervals. 相似文献
12.
Based on new and existing data on oxygen isotopes, alkenone-surface seawater temperature trends, planktonic foraminifers,
lithology, and clay mineral composition of piston cores, a distinct cooling event has been identified around 8,200 cal a b.p. in the middle Okinawa Trough, northwest Pacific. This corresponds to the 8,200 a b.p. cooling event recorded in many places of the Northern Hemisphere. During this event, the local temperature decreased by
1°C, and the δ18O value increased by 0.6‰. A strengthened Asian winter monsoon is the most probable cause for this event, which thus adds
further credibility to the contention that we are dealing here with a global phenomenon. 相似文献
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Naomi Harada Nobuhiko Handa Tadamichi Oba Hiromi Matsuoka Katsunori Kimoto Masashi Kusakabe 《Journal of Oceanography》1997,53(1):1-7
The ages of fossil planktonic foraminifera,Pulleniatina obliquiloculata, in sediments (core 3bPC) from the western North Pacific were determined by aspartic acid chronology, which uses the racemization
reaction rate constant of aspartic acid (kAsp). Aspartic acid racemization-based ages (Asp ages) ranged from 7,600 yrBP at the surface, to 307,000 yrBP at a depth of 352.9
cm in the sediments. This sediment core was also dated by the glacial-interglacial fluctuation of δ18O chronology, and the ages determined by both chronologies were compared. The ages derived from aspartic acid chronology and
δ18O stratigraphy were more or less consistent, but there appeared to be some differences in age estimates between these two
dating methods at some depths within the core. In the core top sediments, the likely cause for the age discrepancy could be
the loss of the surface sediment during sampling of the core. At depths of 66.3 and 139 cm within the core, Asp ages indicated
reduced sedimentation rates duringca. 60,000-80,000 yrBP andca. 140,000–190,000 yrBP. The maximum age differences in both chronologies are 33,000 yr and 46,600 yr during each of these periods.
These anomalous reductions in sedimentation rates occurring during these periods could possibly be related to some geological
events, such as an increased dissolution effect of the calcium carbonate in the western North Pacific. Another possible reason
for these age differences could be the unreliability in δ18O ages of core 3bPC as they were estimated by δ18O ages of another core, 3aPC. 相似文献
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Paleoceanographic records in the Chukchi Basin, western Arctic Ocean during the late Quaternary 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The late Quaternary paleoceanographic changes in the western Arctic Ocean are revealed by quantitative studies of foraminiferal abundance, ice-rafted detritus (IRD) and its mineralogical and petrological compositions, planktonic Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (sin.) (Nps)-δ18O and -δ13C, biogenic and non-biogenic components in Core M03 token from the Chukchi Basin during the Second Chinese National Arctic Expedition cruise. Seven IRD events appeared at MIS 7, 5, 3 and 1. These IRD were carried in massive icebergs, which were exported to the Beaufort Sea through the M'Clure Strait Ice Stream, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, and then transported into the Chukchi Basin by the Beaufort Gyre. Low IRD deposition occurred during the glacial times when more extended ice cover and weakened Beaufort Gyre, while the open water condition and the intensified Beaufort Gyre during interglacial periods favored the IRD deposition. Therefore, the IRD events not only indicate the provenance of coarser detritus and ice export events, but also reflect the evolutionary histories of the Beaufort Gyre and North American ice sheet. Seven light Nps-δ18O and -δ13C excursions could respond to enhanced rates of sea ice formation resulting in the production and sinking of isotopically light brines, but was irrelevant to the warm Atlantic water and freshwater inputs. Whereas, the heavy Nps-δ18O and -δ13C values separately reflect the lessened Arctic freshwater and Pacific water, and well-ventilated surface water from the continental shelf and halocline water. Variations of CaCO3 content and planktonic foraminiferal abundance during the interglacial and glacial periods can demonstrate the incremental or diminishing input of the Atlantic water, while the total organic carbon (TOC) and opal contents increased and decreased during the glacial and interglacial periods, respectively, which could be related to the TOC degradation, opal dissolution and redox conditions of interface between the bottom water and sediments. 相似文献
15.
Assessment of nitrogen loading from the Kiso-Sansen Rivers into Ise Bay using stable isotopes 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Ryo Sugimoto Akihide Kasai Kouichi Fujita Kenichi Sakaguchi Tomomi Mizuno 《Journal of Oceanography》2011,67(2):231-240
Concentrations of particulate organic nitrogen (PN), dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), and their nitrogen isotope ratios
(δ
15N) in the Kiso-Sansen Rivers were determined from monthly observations over the course of a year to assess variations in the
form and sources of riverine nitrogen discharged into Ise Bay. The δ
15N values of NO3
− observed in the Kiso-Sansen Rivers showed a logarithmic decreasing trend from 8 to 0‰, which varied with the river discharge,
indicating mixing between point sources with high δ
15N and non-point sources with low δ
15N. The influence of isotope fractionation of in situ biogeochemical processes (mainly DIN assimilation by phytoplankton) on
δ
15N of NO3
− was negligible, because sufficient concentrations of NH4
+ for phytoplankton demand would inhibit the assimilation of NO3
−. A simple relationship between river discharge and δ
15N of NO3
− showed that the fraction of total NO3
− flux arising from point sources increased from 4.0–6.3% (1.1–1.8 tN day−1) during higher discharge (>600 m3 s−1) to 30.2–48.3% (2.6–4.1 tN day−1) during lower discharge (<300 m3 s−1). Riverine NO3
− discharge from the Kiso-Sansen Rivers can explain 75% of the variations in surface NO3
− at the head of Ise Bay over the year. 相似文献
16.
Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and its carbon isotopic composition in sediment pore waters from the Shenhu area,northern South China Sea 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Tao Yang Shao-Yong Jiang Jing-Hong Yang Ge Lu Neng-You Wu Jian Liu Dao-Hua Chen 《Journal of Oceanography》2008,64(2):303-310
The Shenhu area is one of the most favorable places for the occurrence of gas hydrates in the northern continental slope of
the South China Sea. Pore water samples were collected in two piston cores (SH-A and SH-B) from this area, and the concentrations
of sulfate and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and its carbon isotopic composition were measured. The data revealed large
DIC variations and very negative δ
13C-DIC values. Two reaction zones, 0–3 mbsf and below 3 mbsf, are identified in the sediment system. At site SH-A, the upper
zone (0–3 mbsf) shows relatively constant sulfate and DIC concentrations and δ
13C-DIC values, possibly due to bioturbation and fluid advection. The lower zone (below 3 mbsf) displays good linear gradients
for sulfate and DIC concentrations, and δ
13C-DIC values. At site SH-B, both zones show linear gradients, but the decreasing gradients for δ
13C-DIC and SO4
2− in the lower zone below 3 mbsf are greater than those from the upper zone, 0–3 mbsf. The calculated sulfate-methane interface
(SMI) depths of the two cores are 10.0 m and 11.1 m, respectively. The depth profiles of both DIC and δ
13C-DIC showed similar characteristics as those in other gas hydrate locations in the world oceans, such as the Blake Ridge.
Overall, our results indicate an anaerobic methane oxidation (AMO) process in the sediments with large methane flux from depth
in the studied area, which might be linked to the formation of gas hydrates in this area. 相似文献
17.
Within the Russian–German research project on “Siberian River Run-off (SIRRO)” dealing with freshwater discharge and its influence
on biological, geochemical, and geological processes in the Kara Sea, sedimentological and organic-geochemical investigations
were carried out on two well-dated sediment cores from the Yenisei Estuary area. The main goal of this study was to quantify
terrigenous organic carbon accumulation based on biomarker and bulk accumulation rate data, and its relationship to Yenisei
river discharge and climate change through Holocene times. The biomarker data in both cores clearly indicate the predominance
of terrigenous organic matter, reaching 70–100 and 50–80% of total organic carbon within and directly north of the estuary,
respectively. During the last ca. 9 cal ka b.p. represented in the studied sediment section, siliciclastic sediment and (terrigenous) organic carbon input was strongly
influenced by postglacial sea-level rise and climate-related changes in river discharge. The mid-Holocene Climatic Optimum
is documented by maximum river discharge between 8.2 and 7.3 cal ka b.p. During the last 2,000 years, river discharge probably decreased, and accumulation of both terrigenous and marine organic
carbon increased due to enhanced coagulation of fine-grained material. 相似文献
18.
Variations of methane induced pyrite formation in the accretionary wedge sediments offshore southwestern Taiwan 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Yee Cheng Lim Saulwood Lin Tsanyao Frank Yang Yue-Gau Chen Char-Shine Liu 《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2011,28(10):1829-1837
The accretionary wedge of offshore southwestern Taiwan contains abundant deposits of gas hydrate beneath the sea floor. High concentrations of methane in pore waters are observed at several locations with little data concerning historical methane venting available. To understand temporal variation of methane venting in sediments over geologic time, a 23-m-long Calypso piston core (MD05-2911) was collected on the flank of the Yung-An Ridge. Pore water sulfate, dissolved sulfide, dissolved iron, methane, sedimentary pyrite, acid volatile sulfide, reactive iron, organic carbon and nitrogen as well as carbonate δ13C were analyzed.Three zones with markedly different pyrite concentration were found at the study site. Unit I sediments (>20 mbsf) were characterized with a high amount of pyrite (251–380 μmol/g) and a δ13C-depleted carbonate, Unit II sediments (15–20 mbsf) with a low pyrite (15–43 μmol/g) and a high content of iron oxide mineral and Unit III sediments (<10 mbsf) by a present-day sulfate–methane interface (SMI) at 5 m with a high amount of pyrite (84–221 μmol/g) and a high concentration of dissolved sulfide.The oscillation records of pyrite concentrations are controlled by temporal variations of methane flux. With an abundant supply of methane to Unit I and III, anaerobic methane oxidation and associated sulfate reduction favor diagenetic conditions conducive for significant pyrite formation. No AOM signal was found in Unit II, characterized by typical organically-limited normal marine sediments with little pyrite formation. The AOM induced pyrite formation near the SMI generates a marked pyrite signature, rendering such formation of pyrite as a useful proxy in identifying methane flux oscillation in a methane flux fluctuate environment. 相似文献
19.
Submersible investigations with the ROV Victor 6000 of some pockmark structures on the seafloor of the Congo deep-sea fan
have shown that they are active venting sites of methane-rich fluids, associated with abundant fauna and carbonate crusts.
Moreover, methane hydrates have been observed both outcropping and deep in the sediments in the centre of the “Regab” giant
pockmark. Authigenic carbonates, mostly calcite sometimes mixed with aragonite, are cementing the sedimentary matrix components
and fauna; diatoms are abundant but only as moulds, indicating that biogenic silica dissolution occurred in situ synchronous
with carbonate precipitation. The occurrence of diagenetic barite and pyrite in some carbonate crusts demonstrates that they
can be formed either within the sulphate/methane transition zone or deeper in sulphate-depleted sediments. The oxygen isotopic
compositions of the diagenetic carbonates (3.17–6.01‰ V-PDB) indicate that precipitation occurred with bottom seawater mixed
with a variable contribution of water from gas hydrate decomposition. The very low carbon isotopic compositions of the diagenetic
carbonates (−57.1 to −27.75‰ V-PDB) demonstrate that carbon derives mostly from the microbial oxidation of methane. 相似文献
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Laura L. Brothers Joseph T. Kelley Daniel F. Belknap Walter A. Barnhardt Brian D. Andrews Melissa Landon Maynard 《Geo-Marine Letters》2011,31(4):237-248
Mechanisms and timescales responsible for pockmark formation and maintenance remain uncertain, especially in areas lacking
extensive thermogenic fluid deposits (e.g., previously glaciated estuaries). This study characterizes seafloor activity in
the Belfast Bay, Maine nearshore pockmark field using (1) three swath bathymetry datasets collected between 1999 and 2008,
complemented by analyses of shallow box-core samples for radionuclide activity and undrained shear strength, and (2) historical
bathymetric data (report and smooth sheets from 1872, 1947, 1948). In addition, because repeat swath bathymetry surveys are
an emerging data source, we present a selected literature review of recent studies using such datasets for seafloor change
analysis. This study is the first to apply the method to a pockmark field, and characterizes macro-scale (>5 m) evolution
of tens of square kilometers of highly irregular seafloor. Presence/absence analysis yielded no change in pockmark frequency
or distribution over a 9-year period (1999–2008). In that time pockmarks did not detectably enlarge, truncate, elongate, or
combine. Historical data indicate that pockmark chains already existed in the 19th century. Despite the lack of macroscopic
changes in the field, near-bed undrained shear-strength values of less than 7 kPa and scattered downcore 137Cs signatures indicate a highly disturbed setting. Integrating these findings with independent geophysical and geochemical
observations made in the pockmark field, it can be concluded that (1) large-scale sediment resuspension and dispersion related
to pockmark formation and failure do not occur frequently within this field, and (2) pockmarks can persevere in a dynamic
estuarine setting that exhibits minimal modern fluid venting. Although pockmarks are conventionally thought to be long-lived
features maintained by a combination of fluid venting and minimal sediment accumulation, this suggests that other mechanisms
may be equally active in maintaining such irregular seafloor morphology. One such mechanism could be upwelling within pockmarks
induced by near-bed currents. 相似文献