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Detecting gas seeps in Arctic water areas using remote sensing data

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We consider the specific features of remote registration of sources of natural hydrocarbon gas seeps in Arctic water areas to substantiate the possibility of aerospace monitoring of shelf zones prospective for hydrocarbons. The main characteristics of degassing sources and their manifestations at the surface and in the water column have been determined. The areas of the Arctic shelf with potential natural gas shows that can be detected through remote sensing have been identified. We analyze promising aerospace methods for the registration of gas shows in the sea and give examples of hydrocarbon gas seeps observed from space.

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Original Russian Text © V.G. Bondur, T.V. Kuznetsova, 2015, published in Issledovanie Zemli iz Kosmosa, 2015, No. 4, pp. 30–43.

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Bondur, V.G., Kuznetsova, T.V. Detecting gas seeps in Arctic water areas using remote sensing data. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 51, 1060–1072 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433815090066

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