Ocean temperature variability for the past 60 years on the Norwegian-Svalbard margin influences gas hydrate stability on human time scales

The potential impact of future climate change on methane release from oceanic gas hydrates is the subject of much debate. We analyzed World Ocean Database quality controlled data on the Norwegian‐Svalbard continental margin from the past 60 years to evaluate the potential effect of ocean temperature...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Vol. 117; no. C10
Main Authors:	Ferré, Bénédicte, Mienert, Jürgen, Feseker, Tomas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2012 American Geophysical Union
Subjects:	Bottom water Climate change Continental margins Continental slope Cooling Deep water Earth Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space El Nino Exact sciences and technology gas hydrate Gas hydrates Geophysics Hydrates Marine Marine geology Methane Norwegian Arctic Norwegian margin Ocean temperature Oceanography Oceans Physical oceanography Shallow water Surface water Water column Water temperature Barents Sea Norway Arctic region Europe Arctic Ocean polar regions Svalbard Pacific Ocean Scandinavia PNE, Barents Sea PNE, Norway, Svalbard, Spitsbergen, Prins Karls Forland AN, North Atlantic, North Atlantic Oscillation continental slope world ocean reservoirs Deep water variability Shallow water offshore quality surface water bottom water North Atlantic oscillation El Nino gas hydrates dissociation methane cooling warming temperature data bases Triggering continental margin stability climate change outer shelf
ISSN:	0148-0227, 2169-9275, 2156-2202, 2169-9291
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Be the first to leave a comment!