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Hundreds of methane gas flares found off coast of Gisborne, NZ http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1430531490
"Preliminary indications are that methane is reaching the ocean surface - this is the first time this has been measured in New Zealand," he said.
"However, to understand how much methane, and then what this means for atmospheric contributions, will require detailed analysis of the data."...
The discovery of this high concentration of gas flares in shallow water depths - 100m-300m - on an active tectonic subduction zone was unique, as gas seeps usually occurred much deeper, at 600m to 1000m below the surface.
The team identified methane gas in the sediment and in the ocean, and vast areas of methane hydrates - ice-like frozen methane - below the seafloor.
This year's research voyage continued the work of an international project focusing on the interactions between gas hydrates and slow-moving landslides called SCHLIP - Submarine Clathrate Hydrate Landslide Imaging Project.
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