Tracing the paleo-methane seepage activity over the past 20,000 years in the sediments of Qiongdongnan Basin, northwestern South China Sea

X Miao, X Feng, J Li, L Lin - Chemical Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
The seepage activity of paleo-methane has been proven to exist in geological history and
play an important role in the evolution of the Earth's environment. This study reports grain …

Geochemical evidence of methane seepage in the sediments of the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea

S Liu, X Feng, Z Feng, X Xiao, L Feng - Chemical Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, the QS-1 sediments (3.64 m long; at 1500 m water depth) collected from the
Qiongdongnan Basin were used to analyze the relationship between sedimentary …

Geochemical record of methane seepage in carbon cycling and possible correlation with climate events in the Qiongdongnan basin, South China Sea

X Dan, S Liu, X Feng, L Lin, R Tang, C Yang… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
At cold seeps, sulfate-driven anaerobic oxidation of methane (SD-AOM) is the dominant
biogeochemical process, which can significantly affect the marine carbon-sulfur cycle. In this …

Using chemical compositions of sediments to constrain methane seepage dynamics: a case study from Haima cold seeps of the South China Sea

X Wang, N Li, D Feng, Y Hu, G Bayon, Q Liang… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cold seeps frequently occur at the seafloor along continental margins. The dominant
biogeochemical processes at cold seeps are the combined anaerobic oxidation of methane …

Using multi-proxy approach to constrain temporal variations of methane flux in methane-rich sediments of the southern South China Sea

J Feng, N Li, J Liang, J Shang, S Yang… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Methane seeps are widespread on the seafloor in continental margins. However, the
responses of methane flux and diagenetic processes at cold seeps to drastic environmental …

Paleo-cold seep activity in the southern South China Sea: Evidence from the geochemical and geophysical records of sediments

N Li, X Yang, J Peng, Q Zhou, D Chen - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the past decade more than 30 cold seep sites have been reported along the
continental slope of the South China Sea (SCS). These seep sites have all been located in …

Using sediment geochemistry to infer temporal variation of methane flux at a cold seep in the South China Sea

N Li, D Feng, L Chen, H Wang, D Chen - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Release of methane from the seafloor throughout the world's oceans and the
biogeochemical processes involved may have significant effects on the marine sedimentary …

Characteristics of authigenic minerals around the sulfate-methane transition zone in the methane-rich sediments of the northern South China Sea: inorganic …

D Wu, T Sun, R Xie, M Pan, X Chen, Y Ye… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Sediments at marine cold seep areas provide potential archives of past fluid flow, which
allow insights into the evolution of past methane seepage activities. However, signals for …

Geochemical sedimentary evidence from core 973-2 for methane activity near the Jiulong Methane Reef in the northern South China Sea

M Pan, D Wu, F Yang, T Sun, N Wu, L Liu - Interpretation, 2018 - library.seg.org
Abstract The Jiulong Methane Reef, located on the northern slope of the South China Sea, is
characterized by several features, such as bottom-simulating reflections and authigenic …

Geochemical record of methane seepage in authigenic carbonates and surrounding host sediments: A case study from the South China Sea

Y Hu, L Chen, D Feng, Q Liang, Z Xia… - Journal of Asian Earth …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sediments at marine methane seep sites provide potential archives of past fluid flow that
serve to explore seepage activities over time. Three gravity cores (D-8, DF, and D-7) were …