A synthesis of biogeochemical and ecological data from the Kazan mud volcano in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, focusing on methane seepage processes. The dataset was compiled by the Australian Ocean Data Network using observations from the submersible Nautile, ship-based coring, and geophysical surveys. It was last updated on 2026-04-10.
Use Cases
- Modeling anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) rates based on pore water geochemistry data
- Analyzing spatial heterogeneity of microbial and macrofaunal communities based on carbon isotopic measurements
- Studying gas hydrate formation conditions based on predicted sediment depth and advective flow velocity data
Strengths
- Integrates multiple data types including microbiology, biomarkers, pore water, and solid phase geochemistry
- Provides a quantified AOM rate of 6 mol m-2 year-1 and predicted gas hydrate formation depth of about 2 m
- Data collection utilized a multi-disciplinary approach with submersible and ship-based sampling
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 study site at Kazan mud volcano
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Multi-disciplinary field observations and sampling via submersible Nautile, sediment coring, and geophysical surveys.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-10 22:23:39.902815; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Kazan mud volcano, Eastern Mediterranean Sea