Sublacustrine mud volcanoes and methane seeps caused by dissociation of gas hydrates in Lake Baikal.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Van Rensbergen, P.; De Batist, M.; Klerkx, J.; Hus, R.; Poort, J.; Vanneste, M.; Granin, N.; Khlystov, O.; Krinitsky, P.
- Source
- Geology. Jul2002, Vol. 30 Issue 7, p631. 4p. 6 Diagrams, 1 Graph, 1 Map.
- Subject
- *GAS seepage
*HOT springs
*TERRESTRIAL heat flow
- Language
- ISSN
- 0091-7613
Assesses the morphology of lake-floor seeps in the gas-hydrate area of Lake Baikal. Destabilization of gas-hydrate; Association of hot spring with heat-flow anomalies; Characterization of Bolshoy seep.