Evidence of pockmarks and seafloor gas venting in the northwestern Arabian Sea

Abstract Marine gas seeps are common along tectonically active margins, but they have not been previously observed along the Arabian continental margin. Here we present evidence of gas escape structures, pockmarks, and active gas seeps in the Gulf of Oman. Multibeam bathymetry, water column backscat...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Abdelmaksoud, Aisha H. Al-Suwaidi, Moamen Ali, Azeem Shah, Sara S. Almehairbi, Lamia M. Al Ali, Mohammed Y. Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02009-6
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