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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-79-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-10-79-2019
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15 Jan 2019
Research article |  | 15 Jan 2019

Correlation between tectonic stress regimes and methane seepage on the western Svalbard margin

Andreia Plaza-Faverola and Marie Keiding

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Vast amounts of methane are released to the oceans at continental margins (seepage). The mechanisms controlling when and how much methane is released are not fully understood. In the Fram Strait seepage may be affected by complex tectonic processes. We modelled the stress generated on the sediments exclusively due to the opening of the mid-ocean ridges and found that changes in the stress field may be controlling when and where seepage occurs, which has implications for seepage reconstruction.