A multi-disciplinary study of methane seepage at Kazan mud volcano, incorporating submersible observations, sediment coring, and geophysical surveys. The dataset likely contains integrated biogeochemical data on microbiology, biomarkers, pore water, and solid phase geochemistry within a spatially heterogeneous system. Results indicate an anaerobic oxidation of methane rate of 6 mol m-2 year-1 and advective flow velocities of a few centimeters per year.
Use Cases
- Modeling methane flux and anaerobic oxidation rates based on pore water geochemistry data.
- Analyzing spatial heterogeneity of microbial and macrofaunal communities based on integrated biogeochemical sampling.
- Studying gas hydrate formation conditions based on predicted sediment depth and flow velocity data.
- Investigating carbon isotopic signatures in organic matter and authigenic carbonates for trophic web analysis.
Strengths
- Integrates multiple data types (microbiology, biomarkers, pore water geochemistry) from a single study site.
- Provides a specific quantified rate for anaerobic oxidation of methane (6 mol m-2 year-1).
- Based on direct field observations using the manned submersible Nautile and ship-based surveys.
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 single-site study at Kazan mud volcano.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Multi-disciplinary field study incorporating submersible observations, sediment coring, and geophysical surveys.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-04 23:28:45.173590; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Kazan mud volcano, Eastern Mediterranean Sea