Chemical, Biological and Hydrological Controls on the 14C Content of Cold Seep Carbonate C

Geoscience Australia Data provides a dataset from a study using radiocarbon (14C) content in carbonate crusts as a tracer for fluid convection at cold seeps. The data includes model simulations investigating controls on 14C incorporation, such as methane, calcium, and bicarbonate concentrations, applied to crusts from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Modeling fluid convection and recirculation at cold seeps based on radiocarbon tracer data.
• Investigating the influence of methane, calcium, and bicarbonate concentrations on carbonate crust formation.
• Constraining chemical and hydrological conditions at ancient seep sites based on crust radiocarbon signatures.
• Comparing the effects of different transport processes (e.g., advection, bioirrigation) on crust geochemistry.

Strengths

• Dataset is associated with a specific numerical modeling study published in a peer-reviewed context.
• Focuses on a targeted geochemical tracer (14C) for a specific geological process (convection).
• Application to a defined geographic region: the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific study sites in the eastern Mediterranean.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Numerical modeling applied to geochemical measurements from carbonate crust samples.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:37:14.133243; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern Mediterranean Sea