Contrasting Methane Seepage Dynamics in the Hola Trough Offshore Norway: Insights From Two Different Summers

This study investigates the temporal variations in methane concentration and flare activity in the Hola trough (offshore Norway) during May 2018 and June 2022. Between these time periods, methane seep activity exhibits 3.5 times increase, as evidenced by hydroacoustic measurements. As the seep area...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of geophysical research. Oceans 2024-06, Vol.129 (6), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser: Ferré, Bénédicte, Barreyre, Thibaut, Bünz, Stefan, Argentino, Claudio, Corrales‐Guerrero, Jorge, Dølven, Knut Ola, Stetzler, Marie, Fallati, Luca, Sert, Muhammed Fatih, Panieri, Giuliana, Rastrick, Samuel, Kutti, Tina, Moser, Manuel
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigates the temporal variations in methane concentration and flare activity in the Hola trough (offshore Norway) during May 2018 and June 2022. Between these time periods, methane seep activity exhibits 3.5 times increase, as evidenced by hydroacoustic measurements. As the seep area in the Hola trough is constantly within the hydrate stability zone, the observed increase cannot be attributed to migration of its shallow boundary due to temperature increase. However, a combination of low tide conditions resulting in a lower sediment pore pressure and a bottom water temperature increase resulting in a lower methane solubility is likely to explain the increase in the number of seeps observed in June 2022. The hypothesis of tide influence is supported by data collected from a piezometer deployed and recovered during the cruise showing that the tidal effect was observed 3 m below the seafloor. Despite the numerous methane seeps detected, methane concentration and gas flow rates near the seafloor were low (
ISSN:2169-9275
2169-9291
2169-9291
DOI:10.1029/2024JC020949