[HTML][HTML] Methane-derived authigenic carbonates–A case for a globally relevant marine carbonate factory

SA Akam, ED Swanner, H Yao, WL Hong… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Precipitation of methane-derived authigenic carbonates (MDAC) is an integral part of marine
methane production and consumption, but MDAC's relative significance to the global marine …

Gas hydrate accumulation and occurrence associated with cold seep systems in the northern South China Sea: An overview

W Zhang, J Liang, Q Liang, J Wei, Z Wan, J Feng… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studying deep‐water cold seep systems is of great significance to gas hydrate exploration
due to their close relationship. Various cold seep systems and related gas hydrate …

Methane seepage caused by gas hydrate dissociation in the mid‐Okinawa trough since the last glacial maximum

A Li, N Wu, Q Li, Z Wang, Y Wan, F Cai… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Submarine methane seepage can potentially be promoted by the dissociation of the marine
hydrates surrounding the continental margins due to oceanic warming since the Last Glacial …

Effects of methane seepage activity on the morphology and geochemistry of authigenic pyrite

X Miao, X Feng, X Liu, J Li, J Wei - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
As an important product of methane seepage, pyrite contains abundant methane seepage
information. It is right that the formation mechanisms of authigenic pyrite at methane …

[HTML][HTML] Trace element distribution in methane-seep carbonates: The role of mineralogy and dissolved sulfide

D Smrzka, J Zwicker, Y Lu, Y Sun, D Feng, P Monien… - Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Trace elements are widely used to constrain environmental conditions and biogeochemical
processes through geologic time. Authigenic carbonates in particular are a reliable archive …

Possible links between methane seepages and glacial‐interglacial transitions in the South China Sea

Y Deng, F Chen, Q Guo, Y Hu, D Chen… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Methane seeps are widespread at continental margins, and may exert an influence on
climate change. However, many details concerning the relationship between methane …

Methane seepage patterns during the middle Pleistocene inferred from molybdenum enrichments of seep carbonates in the South China Sea

Y Deng, F Chen, Y Hu, Q Guo, J Cao, H Chen… - Ore Geology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Seepage of methane-rich fluids, are widespread along the continental margins of the world.
Intense seepages of methane may lead to the emission of this powerful greenhouse gas into …

Rising bottom-water temperatures induced methane release during the middle Holocene in the Okinawa Trough, East China Sea

H Guan, L Liu, Y Hu, S Li, N Li, Z Sun, N Wu… - Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is not currently well understood how a changing climate controls methane releases in the
Okinawa Trough. In this study, a piston core was collected from a seep-impacted area at a …

Intermediate water warming caused methane hydrate instability in South China Sea during past interglacials

N Li, X Wang, J Feng, F Chen, Y Zhou, M Wang… - …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Methane hydrates are widely distributed along continental margins, representing a potential
source of methane to the ocean and atmosphere, possibly influencing Earth's climate. Yet …

Episodic venting of a submarine gas seep on geological time scales: Formosa Ridge, northern South China Sea

P Kunath, G Crutchley, WC Chi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Formosa Ridge cold seep is among the first documented active seeps on the
northern South China Sea passive margin slope. Although this system has been the focus of …