• Timescales of methane seepage on the Norwegian margin following collapse of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet 

      Cremiere, Antoine; Lepland, Aivo; Chand, Shyam; Sahy, Diana; Condon, Daniel J.; Noble, Stephen R.; Martma, Tõnu; Thorsnes, Terje; Sauer, Simone; Brunstad, Harald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-11)
      Gas hydrates stored on continental shelves are susceptible to dissociation triggered by environmental changes. Knowledge of the timescales of gas hydrate dissociation and subsequent methane release are critical in understanding the impact of marine gas hydrates on the ocean–atmosphere system. Here we report a methane efflux chronology from five sites, at depths of 220–400 m, in the southwest Barents ...
    • U-Th chronology and formation controls of methane-derived authigenic carbonates from the Hola trough seep area, northern Norway 

      Sauer, Simone; Knies, Jochen; Lepland, Aivo; Sahy, Diana; Martma, Tõnu; Noble, Stephen R.; Schönenbergerb, Jasmin; Klug, Martin; Schubert, Carsten J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-20)
      We investigated methane-derived authigenic carbonate (MDAC) crusts and nodules from a cold seep site on the northern Norwegian continental shelf in ca. 220 m water depth to determine the timing and mode of their formation. Gas bubbling observed during remotely operated vehicle (ROV)-assisted sampling of MDAC crusts revealed ongoing seep activity. Authigenic carbonates were present as crusts on the ...