Journal
Geo-Marine Letters
Geo-Marine Letters is an international peer-reviewed journal which offers rapid publication of concise original studies and reviews dealing with processes, products and techniques in...
The multidisciplinary investigation of gas in marine sediments is essential for elucidating Earth's climate evolution and projecting future patterns. Light hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide present in marine sediments provide valuable insights into historical environmental dynamics of the carbon cycle and its anthropogenic influences. Various geophysical methods in combination with seafloor drilling techniques are used to identify and characterize the various gas reservoirs (free gas, gas hydrates) in deeper sediments. Detailed analysis of gas compositions aids in the assessment of marine ecosystem vitality and the monitoring of pollution impacts, thereby guiding sustainable resource management strategies. Additionally, investigations into sedimentary gas unveil enigmatic microbial life forms with promising applications in biotechnology and medicine. This multidisciplinary field significantly advances our comprehension of Earth's temporal trajectory and underscores the imperative for actions conducive to a sustainable future. In this special issue of Geo-Marine Letters (GML), we welcome papers of different topics, including but not limited to: (1) the upward path of gas: from the subsurface through the ocean to the atmosphere, (2) gas reservoirs, active seafloor gas emissions and tectonics around the world, (3) seafloor gas hydrates in the oceans, (4) mud volcanoes: structure, plumbing, chemistry and mechanisms triggering activity, (5) biogeochemical processes and chemosynthetic organisms at hydrocarbon seeps, and (6) the complex interplay of gas emissions in marine sedimentary basins in polar regions, Arctic and Antarctica.
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Dr. Esther Santofimia
Researcher with Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME), specialized in mine waters and limnology. Since 2013 she is collaborated in Marine Geology, studying geobiochemical processes of hydrothermal vents, in the search for critical elements of high economic interest. She has participated in several oceanographic campaigns (Antarctica, Canary Islands and in the Atlantic ridge and Azores). -
Dr. María del Carmen Fernández Puga
Associate Professor, Internal Geodynamics of the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cádiz. All her research work has focused on issues related to Marine Geology mainly on the Gulf of Cadiz (SW Iberian Peninsula) and the Alboran Sea (SE Iberian Peninsula). The main topics of these researches have been thediapirism and fluid migration and seep structures, tectonic and neotectonic processes, marine geomorphology, and in recent years, topics related to geochemical aspects such as the origin of greenhouse gases, particularly methane, and hydrocarbon fluids in marine sediments from mud volcanoes and estuarine environments. -
Dr. Ewa Burwicz-Galerne
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences and Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Germany. Research Interests: • Developing transport-reaction 1D/2D/3D numerical models • Natural gas hydrate and methane systems • Global element budgets and seafloor element fluxes -
Dr. Claudio Argentino
Researcher at the Department of Geosciences of UiT-The Arctic University of Norway. His research interests include the sediment biogeochemistry of deep-sea extreme environments, i.e. hydrocarbon seeps and hydrothermal vents, and marine ecosystems affected by anthropogenic activities. Claudio has participated in several Arctic expeditions (Barents Sea, Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean) and collaborated in national and EU-funded projects. -
Dr. Thomas Pape
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences and Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Germany. Research Interests Origin and composition of gases at submarine seeps and vents; postgenetic alterations of volatile components; quantity, chemistry, and dynamics of submarine gas hydrates; geomicrobiology at submarine gas emission sites; biogeochemistry of marine deposits