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Microseismic observations reveal that internal waves intensify seabed methane release

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Internal waves transport material and energy from the upper water column to the deep ocean,disturbing seabed sediments and resulting in phenomena such as seabed erosion and changes in topography.On the northern slope of the South China Sea and in many coastal margins worldwide,the zones with internal wave action closely overlap with areas where natural gas hydrates are present.However,due to significant differences in the spatial and temporal scales,understanding the influence of internal waves on methane releases from deep seabeds is challenging.In this study,in situ observations of seabed micro-seismicity and internal waves are conducted at water depths of 655 meters and 1450 meters in the Pearl River Canyon of the South China Sea.The microseismicity caused by internal waves and seabed methane releases is identified,and a method to establish the correlation between internal waves and seabed methane releases through the use of microseismic recordings is proposed,aiming to obtain direct observational evidence of internal waves intensifying seabed methane releases.The results show that internal waves and seabed methane releases generate significant microseismic signals,indicating the continuous influence of internal waves on the deep seabed of the northern slope of the South China Sea and revealing active methane release phenomena on the seabed.At both long and short time scales,internal waves increase the frequency of seabed methane releases by 4.2 times and 2.4 times,respectively,while also enhancing the intensity of these releases.These changes are influenced by the alterations in seabed flow velocity,pressure,and temperature that are induced by internal wave activities.This study emphasizes that microseismic signals are effective carriers of information for multiscale geological processes on seabeds and suggests that internal waves exacerbate marine geological hazards and contribute to global climate change by intensifying seabed methane releases.

Internal wavesSeabed methane releaseMicroseismic observationOcean bottom seismometerNorthern slope of the South China Sea

Zhaoyang TIAN、Yonggang JIA、Junjiang ZHU、Tian CHEN、Hui WANG、Chunsheng JI、Chengyu LIU、Longyu LU、Manchao HE

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Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Geological Engineering,Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100,China

Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System,Key Lab of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques,MOE and College of Marine Geosciences,Ocean University of China,Qingdao 266100,China

Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey,China Geological Survey,Guangzhou 511458,China

Shandong Earthquake Agency,Jinan 250014,China

State Key Laboratory for Tunnel Engineering,China University of Mining and Technology(Beijing),Beijing 100083,China

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2024

10.1007/s11430-023-1351-2

中国科学:地球科学(英文版)
中国科学院

中国科学:地球科学(英文版)

影响因子：1.002
ISSN：1674-7313
年,卷(期)：2024.67(10)