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Ker, Stephan; Thomas, Yannick; Riboulot, Vincent; Sultan, Nabil; Bernard, Céline; Scalabrin, Carla; Ion, G; Marsset, Bruno. |
A comprehensive characterization of the gas hydrate system offshore the western Black Sea was performed through an integrated analysis of geophysical data. We detected the Bottom Simulating Reflector (BSR), which marks, in this area, the base of gas hydrate stability. The observed BSR depth does not fit the theoretical steady-state base of gas hydrate stability zone (BGHSZ). We show that the disparity between the BSR and predicted BGHSZ is the result of a transient state of the hydrate system due to the ongoing re-equilibrium since the Last Glacial Maximum. When gas hydrates are brought outside the stability zone due to changes in temperature and sea level, their dissociation generates an increase in interstitial pore pressure. This process is favorable to... |
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Palavras-chave: Gas hydrate; BSR; Excess pore pressure; Black Sea. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00474/58531/61081.pdf |
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Vanneste, Maarten; Sultan, Nabil; Garziglia, Sebastien; Forsberg, Carl Fredrik; L'Heureux, Jean-sebastien. |
In this paper, we present the current practice of investigations of seafloor instabilities and deformation processes, based on extensive research conducted over the last years, which sets the scene for future research activities in this field. The mapping of the continental margins and coastal areas with ever increasing resolution systematically reveals evidence of instabilities and deformation processes, both active and palaeo-features. In order to properly assess the hazards and risks related to these features, an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach is essential, but challenging. Such an approach consists of combining field data (geophysics, geology, sedimentology, geochemistry and geotechnical data) with numerical simulations constrained by... |
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Palavras-chave: Marine geotechnics; Slope stability; Sediment failures; Fluid flow; Shear strength; Marine geophysics; Monitoring; Excess pore pressure; Site investigations. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00173/28378/26692.pdf |
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