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Gas origin linked to paleo BSR

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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 -

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NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03371-z

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  1. International infrastructure Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) [631]
  2. National Science Foundation [OCE-1559293, OCE-1558867]
  3. ANID/PIA Anillo de Investigacion en Ciencia y Tecnologia [ACT172002]

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The Central-South Chile margin is a key location to study changes in the gas hydrate system, but the dynamic of the gas hydrate/free gas system in the region is currently unclear. Research findings show high concentrations of hydrate/free gas and local anomalies in geothermal gradients, related to fluid migration through faults associated with seafloor mud volcanoes.
The Central-South Chile margin is an excellent site to address the changes in the gas hydrate system since the last deglaciation associated with tectonic uplift and great earthquakes. However, the dynamic of the gas hydrate/free gas system along south central Chile is currently not well understood. From geophysical data and modeling analyses, we evaluate gas hydrate/free gas concentrations along a seismic line, derive geothermal gradients, and model past positions of the Bottom Simulating Reflector (BSR; until 13,000 years BP). The results reveal high hydrate/free gas concentrations and local geothermal gradient anomalies related to fluid migration through faults linked to seafloor mud volcanoes. The BSR-derived geothermal gradient, the base of free gas layers, BSR distribution and models of the paleo-BSR form a basis to evaluate the origin of the gas. If paleo-BSR coincides with the base of the free gas, the gas presence can be related to the gas hydrate dissociation due to climate change and geological evolution. Only if the base of free gas reflector is deeper than the paleo-BSR, a deeper gas supply can be invoked.

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