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Lichtschlag, Anna; Felden, Janine; Wenzhöfer, Frank; Schubotz, Florence; Ertefai, Tobias F; Boetius, Antje; de Beer, Dirk (2010): Methane and sulfide fluxes in permanent anoxia: in situ studies at the Dvurechenskii mud volcano (Sorokin Trough, Black Sea) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.738356

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Abstract:
The Dvurechenskii mud volcano (DMV), located in permanently anoxic waters at 2060 m depth (Sorokin Trough, Black Sea), was visited during the M72/2 cruise with the RV Meteor to investigate the methane and sulfide release from mud volcanoes into the Black Sea hydrosphere. We studied benthic fluxes of methane and sulfide, and the factors controlling transport, consumption and production of both compounds within the sediment. The pie shaped mud volcano showed temperature anomalies as well as solute and gas fluxes indicating high fluid flow at a small elevation north of the geographical center. The anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) coupled to sulfate reduction (SR) was excluded from this zone due to fluid-flow induced sulfate limitation and a fresh mud flow and consequently methane escaped into the water column with a rate of 0.46 mol/m**2/d. In the outer center of the mud volcano fluid flow and total methane flux were decreased, correlating with an increase in sulfate penetration into the sediment, and with higher SR and AOM rates. Here between 50-70% of the methane flux (0.07-0.1 mol/m**2/d) was consumed within the upper 10 cm of the sediment. Also at the edge of the mud volcano fluid flow and rates of methane and sulfate turnover were substantial. The overall amount of dissolved methane released from the mud volcano into the water column was significant with a discharge of 1.4x10**7 mol/yr. The DMV maintains also high areal rates of methane-fueled sulfide production of on average 0.05 mol/m**2/d. However, we concluded that sulfide and methane emission into the hydrosphere from deep water mud volcanoes does not significantly contribute to the sulfide and methane inventory of the Black Sea.
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Lichtschlag, Anna; Felden, Janine; Wenzhöfer, Frank; Schubotz, Florence; Ertefai, Tobias F; Boetius, Antje; de Beer, Dirk (2010): Methane and sulfide fluxes in permanent anoxia: In situ studies at the Dvurechenskii mud volcano (Sorokin Trough, Black Sea). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74(17), 5002-5018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2010.05.031
Project(s):
Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Mans Impact On European Seas (HERMIONE)
Hotspot Ecosystem Research on the Margins of European Seas (HERMES)
Funding:
Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), grant/award no. 226354: Hotspot Ecosystem Research and Mans Impact On European Seas
Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), grant/award no. 511234: Hotspot Ecosystem Research on the Margins of European Seas
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 44.283652 * Median Longitude: 34.980847 * South-bound Latitude: 44.276533 * West-bound Longitude: 34.976615 * North-bound Latitude: 44.287767 * East-bound Longitude: 34.983483
Date/Time Start: 2007-02-26T21:01:00 * Date/Time End: 2007-03-06T01:29:16
Event(s):
M72/2_270 (9) * Latitude: 44.282217 * Longitude: 34.982283 * Date/Time: 2007-02-26T21:01:00 * Elevation: -2053.0 m * Location: Dvurechenskii * Campaign: M72/2 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Multicorer with television (TVMUC) * Comment: Posidonia pos.
M72/2_280 (11) * Latitude: 44.287767 * Longitude: 34.983483 * Date/Time: 2007-02-28T10:58:00 * Elevation: -2075.0 m * Location: Dvurechenskii * Campaign: M72/2 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Multicorer with television (TVMUC) * Comment: Posidonia pos.
M72/2_282_PUC-67 (147) * Latitude: 44.282870 * Longitude: 34.976615 * Date/Time: 2007-02-28T22:10:51 * Elevation: -2042.0 m * Location: Dvurechenskii mud vulcano * Campaign: M72/2 * Basis: Meteor (1986) * Method/Device: Push corer (PUC) * Comment: Pushcore 67 taken core contains black crusts
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  1. Felden, J; Lichtschlag, A; Boetius, A (2009): Mud volcanism related investigations of sediment core M72/2_270. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.713508
  2. Felden, J; Lichtschlag, A; Boetius, A (2009): Mud volcanism related investigations of sediment core M72/2_280. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.713509
  3. Felden, J; Lichtschlag, A; Boetius, A (2009): Mud volcanism related investigations of sediment core M72/2_282_PUC-67. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.713512
  4. Felden, J; Lichtschlag, A; Boetius, A (2009): Mud volcanism related investigations of sediment core M72/2_291. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.713513
  5. Lichtschlag, A; de Beer, D; Boetius, A (2011): In situ microelectrode measurements at station M72/2_309_MICP-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771168
  6. Lichtschlag, A; de Beer, D; Boetius, A (2011): In situ microelectrode measurements at station M72/2_309_MICP-2. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771175
  7. Lichtschlag, A; de Beer, D; Boetius, A (2011): In situ microelectrode measurements at station M72/2_309_MICP-3. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771174
  8. Lichtschlag, A; de Beer, D; Boetius, A (2011): In situ microelectrode measurements at station M72/2_309_MICP-4. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771176
  9. Lichtschlag, A; de Beer, D; Boetius, A (2011): In situ microelectrode measurements at station M72/2_309_MICP-5. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771177
  10. Lichtschlag, A; de Beer, D; Boetius, A (2011): In situ microelectrode measurements at station M72/2_309_MICP-6. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771184
  11. Lichtschlag, A; de Beer, D; Boetius, A (2011): In situ microelectrode measurements at station M72/2_309_MICP-7. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771181
  12. Lichtschlag, A; de Beer, D; Boetius, A (2011): In situ microelectrode measurements at station M72/2_309_MICP-8. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.771183