Methane Flux into the Atmosphere in the South China Sea
- Authors: Shakirov R.B.1, Yatsuk A.V.1, Mishukova G.I.1, Obzhirov A.I.1, Yugai I.G.1, Cuong D.H.2, Lan N.H.3, Legkodimov A.A.1, Shakirova M.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Il’ichev Pacific Ocean Institute of Oceanology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
- Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
- Issue: Vol 486, No 1 (2019)
- Pages: 533-536
- Section: Oceanology
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1028-334X/article/view/194961
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X19050064
- ID: 194961
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Abstract
The regional gas geochemical profile was first performed in the South China Sea in the north–south direction in January 2017 (42nd cruise of the R/V Akademik Boris Petrov). Five zones with methane emission into the atmosphere with a maximum of 30 mole km–2 day–1, were revealed above the oil- and gas-bearing structures in the southern part of the sea, in the Nam Con Son Basin. Methane emission into the atmosphere is generally related to ascending migration of methane from hydrocarbon deposits along fault zones. The expedition was set up by the Council for the Earth’s Hydrosphere of the Federal Agency for Scientific Organization as part of the international project “The 2nd International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2).”
About the authors
R. B. Shakirov
Il’ichev Pacific Ocean Institute of Oceanology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: ren@poi.dvo.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041
A. V. Yatsuk
Il’ichev Pacific Ocean Institute of Oceanology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: ren@poi.dvo.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041
G. I. Mishukova
Il’ichev Pacific Ocean Institute of Oceanology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: ren@poi.dvo.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041
A. I. Obzhirov
Il’ichev Pacific Ocean Institute of Oceanology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: ren@poi.dvo.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041
I. G. Yugai
Il’ichev Pacific Ocean Institute of Oceanology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: ren@poi.dvo.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041
Do Huy Cuong
Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
Email: ren@poi.dvo.ru
Viet Nam, Hanoi
Nguyen Hong Lan
Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Email: ren@poi.dvo.ru
Viet Nam,
Hanoi
A. A. Legkodimov
Il’ichev Pacific Ocean Institute of Oceanology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: ren@poi.dvo.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041
M. V. Shakirova
Il’ichev Pacific Ocean Institute of Oceanology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: ren@poi.dvo.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041