Marine sediments are the world's largest known reservoir of methane. In many coastal
regions, methane is trapped in sediments buried at depths ranging from centimeters to …

Understanding the modern marine methane processes, which can profoundly affect global
climate and have far-reaching impacts on human living environments, is critical for research …

Submarine groundwater discharge into coastal areas is a common global phenomenon and
is rapidly gaining scientific interest due to its influence on marine ecology, the coastal …

The ocean's methane emission to the atmosphere is dominated by continental shelves
where cold seeps are globally common features. Seeps emit methane into the hydrosphere …

Shallow coastal waters are dynamic environments that dominate global marine methane
emissions. Particularly high methane concentrations are found in seasonally anoxic waters …

Seabed pockmarks are among the most prominent morphologic structures in the oceans.
They are usually interpreted as surface manifestation of hydrocarbon fluids venting from …

In the current era of rapid climate change, accurate characterization of climate-relevant gas
dynamics–namely production, consumption, and net emissions–is required for all biomes …

Remote characterization and parameterization of gassy sediments have significant
environmental importance for quantifying the global methane budget and assessing its …

According to many prognostic scenarios by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC), a scaling-up of carbon dioxide (CO 2) capture and storage (CCS) by several orders …

Mangalia area harbors in the western Black Sea a distinctive marine environment thriving
under specific hydrochemical conditions, largely influenced by a significant number of …