Evidence of shallow- and deep-water gas hydrate destabilizations in North Atlantic polar continental margin sediments |
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Authors: | Jürgen Mienert Jörg Posewang |
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Institution: | Department of Geology, University of Troms?, Dramsveien 201, N-9037 Troms?, Norway, NO SFB 313 der Christian-Albrechts-Universit?t zu Kiel, Olshausenstr. 40; D-24118 Kiel, Germany, DE
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Abstract: | Destabilization of gas hydrates from the North Atlantic polar continental margins is geophysically detectable within hydrate
stability zones (HSZ). High-frequency seismic surveys of structures and propagation velocities of compressional waves have
changed the classic conception of a consistently stable hydrate zone. The results are important in two respects: (1) unstable
shallow-water gas hydrates can substantially contribute to the transfer of methane into the atmosphere, and (2) deep-water
gas hydrates also indicate destabilization, which results in slope instability with probably only a secondary role in the
transfer of methane to the atmosphere and thus in the greenhouse effect.
Received: 6 August 1997 / Revision received: 26 January 1998 |
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