

| 論文題目 | Gas hydrate dissolution triggered by subglacial groundwater flushing during deglaciation |
| 論文題目(英文) | Gas hydrate dissolution triggered by subglacial groundwater flushing during deglaciation |
| 作者 | 王吉亮(1,2);Andew Newton(3);Mads Huuse(2);David Cox(4);Lara Perez(5);Paul Knutz(5) |
| 發表年度 | 2026-05-14 |
| 卷 | 19 |
| 期 | |
| 頁碼 | 667-674 |
| 期刊名稱 | Nature Geoscience |
| 摘要 |
Gas hydrates store large amounts of methane in continental margin?sediments and permafrost areas, yet their vulnerability to destabilization?under changing climates remains poorly constrained, particularly in polar?regions. Here we use International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition?400 and three-dimensional reflection seismic data to identify low-methane,?low-salinity zones within the gas hydrate stability zone below the?continental shelf offshore Northwest Greenland. Pockmarks basinward of?a grounding-zone wedge provide evidence of extensive fluid evacuation in?the area immediately seaward of the low-methane, low-salinity zones. The?presence of a deep bottom simulating reflector and underlying gas reservoir?means that methane is widely available. The absence of methane at the drill?sites thus indicates that the gas hydrates have been locally destabilized.??We propose that hydraulic gradients during the last glacial cycle established?local groundwater flow, flushing the subglacial sediments and releasing?methane into the proglacial water column during ice retreat. Our findings?highlight a previously overlooked mechanism of gas hydrate dissolution,?locally acting much more efficiently than the conventional pathway for?methane release by hydrate dissociation. This process has implications?for destabilization of polar carbon reservoirs and the potential for abrupt?carbon cycle feedbacks under past, present and future climate change. |
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