Temperature, chloride and sulfate measurements of samples from RV METEOR cruise M112
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| author | Loher, Markus Pape, Thomas Marcon, Yann Römer, Miriam Wintersteller, Paul Praeg, Daniel Torres, Marta E Sahling, Heiko Bohrmann, Gerhard |
| author_facet | Loher, Markus Pape, Thomas Marcon, Yann Römer, Miriam Wintersteller, Paul Praeg, Daniel Torres, Marta E Sahling, Heiko Bohrmann, Gerhard |
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| contents | Submarine mud volcanoes release sediments and gas-rich fluids at the seafloor via deeply-rooted plumbing systems that remain poorly understood. Here the functioning of Venere mud volcano, on the Calabrian accretionary prism in ~1,600 m water depth is investigated, based on multi-parameter hydroacoustic and visual seafloor data obtained using ship-borne methods, ROVs, and AUVs. Two seepage domains are recognized: mud breccia extrusion from a summit, and hydrocarbon venting from peripheral sites, hosting chemosynthetic ecosystems and authigenic carbonates indicative of long-term seepage. Pore fluids in freshly extruded mud breccia (up to 13 °C warmer than background sediments) contained methane concentrations exceeding saturation by 2.7 times and chloride concentrations up to five times lower than ambient seawater. Gas analyses indicate an underlying thermogenic hydrocarbon source with potential admixture of microbial methane during migration along ring faults to the peripheral sites. The gas and pore water analyses point to fluids sourced deep (>3 km) below Venere mud volcano. An upward-branching plumbing system is proposed to account for co-existing mud breccia extrusion and gas seepage via multiple surface vents that influence the distribution of seafloor ecosystems. This model of mud volcanism implies that methane-rich fluids may be released during prolonged phases of moderate activity. |
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| spellingShingle | Temperature, chloride and sulfate measurements of samples from RV METEOR cruise M112 Loher, Markus Pape, Thomas Marcon, Yann Römer, Miriam Wintersteller, Paul Praeg, Daniel Torres, Marta E Sahling, Heiko Bohrmann, Gerhard Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; MARUM Submarine mud volcanoes release sediments and gas-rich fluids at the seafloor via deeply-rooted plumbing systems that remain poorly understood. Here the functioning of Venere mud volcano, on the Calabrian accretionary prism in ~1,600 m water depth is investigated, based on multi-parameter hydroacoustic and visual seafloor data obtained using ship-borne methods, ROVs, and AUVs. Two seepage domains are recognized: mud breccia extrusion from a summit, and hydrocarbon venting from peripheral sites, hosting chemosynthetic ecosystems and authigenic carbonates indicative of long-term seepage. Pore fluids in freshly extruded mud breccia (up to 13 °C warmer than background sediments) contained methane concentrations exceeding saturation by 2.7 times and chloride concentrations up to five times lower than ambient seawater. Gas analyses indicate an underlying thermogenic hydrocarbon source with potential admixture of microbial methane during migration along ring faults to the peripheral sites. The gas and pore water analyses point to fluids sourced deep (>3 km) below Venere mud volcano. An upward-branching plumbing system is proposed to account for co-existing mud breccia extrusion and gas seepage via multiple surface vents that influence the distribution of seafloor ecosystems. This model of mud volcanism implies that methane-rich fluids may be released during prolonged phases of moderate activity. |
| title | Temperature, chloride and sulfate measurements of samples from RV METEOR cruise M112 |
| topic | Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; MARUM |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.883466 |