The influence of coupling mode of methane leakage and debris input on anaerobic oxidation of methane

Rui Xie; Daidai Wu; Jie Liu; Guangrong Jin; Tiantian Sun; Lihua Liu; Nengyou Wu

doi:10.1007/s13131-021-1803-5

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Rui Xie, Daidai Wu, Jie Liu, Guangrong Jin, Tiantian Sun, Lihua Liu, Nengyou Wu. The influence of coupling mode of methane leakage and debris input on anaerobic oxidation of methane[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021, 40(8): 78-88. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1803-5

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Rui Xie, Daidai Wu, Jie Liu, Guangrong Jin, Tiantian Sun, Lihua Liu, Nengyou Wu. The influence of coupling mode of methane leakage and debris input on anaerobic oxidation of methane[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021, 40(8): 78-88. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1803-5

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Rui Xie, Daidai Wu, Jie Liu, Guangrong Jin, Tiantian Sun, Lihua Liu, Nengyou Wu. The influence of coupling mode of methane leakage and debris input on anaerobic oxidation of methane[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021, 40(8): 78-88. doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1803-5

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The influence of coupling mode of methane leakage and debris input on anaerobic oxidation of methane

doi: 10.1007/s13131-021-1803-5

Rui Xie^{1, 2, 3},
Daidai Wu^{1, 3, 4
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,},
Jie Liu¹,
Guangrong Jin¹,
Tiantian Sun¹,
Lihua Liu¹,
Nengyou Wu^{4, 5}

1.
Key Laboratory of Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
2.
Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Ministry of Natural Resources, Guangzhou 510075, China
3.
Institution of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
4.
Evaluation and Detection Technology Laboratory of Marine Mineral Resources, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266237, China
5.
Key laboratory of Gas Hydrate, Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao 266071, China

Funds: The Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund Project under contract No. 2021A1515011509; the Municipal Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou under contract No. 201904010311; the Special Project for Marine Economy Development of Guangdong Province under contract No. GDME-2018D002.

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Corresponding author: Daidai Wu*: wudd@ms.giec.ac.cn
Received Date: 2020-07-06
Accepted Date: 2020-12-09

Available Online: 2021-07-16

Publish Date: 2021-08-31

Abstract

Abstract

Anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) is an important biogeochemical process, which has important scientific significance for global climate change and atmospheric evolution. This research examined the δ³⁴S, terrigenous clastic indices of TiO₂ and Al₂O₃, and times for formation of the Ba front at site SH1, site SH3 and site 973-4 in the South China Sea. Three different coupling mechanisms of deposition rate and methane flux were discovered. The different coupling mechanisms had different effects on the role of AOM. At site 973-4, a high deposition rate caused a rapid vertical downward migration of the sulphate–methane transition zone (SMTZ), and the higher input resulted in mineral dissolution. At site SH3, the deposition rate and methane flux were basically in balance, so the SMTZ and paleo-SMTZ were the most stable of any site, and these were in a slow process of migration. At site SH1, the methane flux dominated the coupled mode, so the movement of the SMTZ at site SH1 was consistent with the general understanding. Understanding the factors influencing the SMTZ is important for understanding the early diagenesis process.
- methane seep,
- terrestrial detrital material,
- anaerobic oxidation of methane,
- gas hydrate

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