Methane hydrates in Black Sea deep-sea fans : Characteristics, implications, and related geohazards
Journal: Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)
Year: 2017

This thesis focusses on two gas-hydrate-bearing study sites in the Black Sea. These sites are located in the vicinity of the Danube and Don-Kuban deep-sea fan complexes. By using a variety of geophysical methods, including 2D and 3D seismics, sidescan sonar, and sediment echosounder methods, as well as geochemical analysis and geotechnical modeling, three case studies were investigated. In the first case study, anomalous multiple bottom simulating reflectors (BSRs) were investigated, which occur