Mass transport complexes often form key elements of petroleum systems, affecting sedimentary structures, seepage pathways and biodiversity hotspots on the seafloor. Yet …
L Cao, Q Sun, C Magee - Basin Research, 2023 - earthdoc.org
Structures that facilitate fluid migration are common in sedimentary basins. We document several possible hydrothermal and/or volcanic vents located above a> 157 km2, late …
Subsurface fluid flow involves migration of fluids from source to surface through a wide range of geologic structures, and thus plays a crucial role in unlocking potential hydrocarbon …
MA Lawal, AE Cook - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2025 - Elsevier
Seafloor pockmarks vent potent greenhouse gasses into the ocean, support lush chemosynthetic communities and sequester carbon on the seafloor. However, the processes …
M Zheng, AF Sheehan, C Liu, M Wu… - … Research: Solid Earth, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A shallow sub‐seafloor seismic model that includes well‐determined seismic velocities and clarifies sediment‐crust discontinuities is needed to characterize the physical properties of …
J Yu, P Yan, Y Wang, G Zhong, C Chen - Geomorphology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Chaoshan Depression in the northern South China Sea (SCS) margin hosts thick (ca. 4–9 km) Mesozoic strata including two sets of hydrocarbon source rocks (the Late …
Relatively fresh volcanic rocks have been sampled by a remotely operated vehicle in situ from the NE caldera wall of Brothers submarine volcano, associated with Seafloor Massive …
A Haroon, H Paasche, S Graber… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accessible seafloor minerals located near mid‐ocean ridges are noticed to mitigate the projected metal demands of the net‐zero energy transition, promoting growing interest in …