FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI Fluid flow regimes and growth of a giant pockmark
BT 
AF MARCON, Yann
   ONDREAS, Helene
   SAHLING, Heiko
   BOHRMANN, Gerhard
   OLU, Karine
AS 1:1;2:2;3:1;4:1;5:3;
FF 1:;2:PDG-REM-GM-LGM;3:;4:;5:PDG-REM-EEP-LEP;
C1 Univ Bremen, MARUM, D-28359 Bremen, Germany.
   IFREMER, Ctr Bretagne, REM GM, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
   IFREMER, Ctr Bretagne, REM EEP, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
C2 UNIV BREMEN MARUM, GERMANY
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI BREST
SE PDG-REM-GM-LGM
   PDG-REM-EEP-LEP
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-europe
IF 4.884
TC 39
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00186/29731/28293.pdf
LA English
DT Article
CR WACS
BO Pourquoi pas ?
AB Pockmarks are seafloor depressions commonly associated with fluid escape from the seabed and are believed to contribute noticeably to the transfer of methane into the ocean and ultimately into the atmosphere. They occur in many different areas and geological contexts, and vary greatly in size and shape. Nevertheless, the mechanisms of pockmark growth are still largely unclear. Still, seabed methane emissions contribute to the global carbon budget, and understanding such processes is critical to constrain future quantifications of seabed methane release at local and global scales. The giant Regab pockmark (9 degrees 42.6' E, 5 degrees 47.8' S), located at 3160 m water depth near the Congo deep-sea channel (offshore southwestern Africa), was investigated with state-of-the-art mapping devices mounted on IFREMER's (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Victor 6000. ROV-borne micro-bathymetry and backscatter data of the entire structure, a high-resolution photo-mosaic covering 105,000 m(2) of the most active area, sidescan mapping of gas emissions, and maps of faunal distribution as well as of carbonate crust occurrence are combined to provide an unprecedented detailed view of a giant pockmark. All data sets suggest that the pockmark is composed of two very distinctive zones in terms of seepage intensity. We postulate that these zones are the surface expression of two fluid flow regimes in the subsurface: focused flow through a fractured medium and diffuse flow through a porous medium. We conclude that the growth of giant pockmarks is controlled by self-sealing processes and lateral spreading of rising fluids. In particular, partial redirection of fluids through fractures in the sediments can drive the pockmark growth in preferential directions.
PY 2014
PD JAN
SO Geology
SN 0091-7613
PU Geological Soc Amer, Inc
VL 42
IS 1
UT 000333243200020
BP 63
EP 66
DI 10.1130/G34801.1
ID 29731
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