Characterization of the organic matter in pockmark areas of the Southwestern Atlantic upper slope

Pockmarks are circular or elliptical structures formed at the seabed by the expulsion of gas from the subsurface. They are widely distributed along the continental margin off southeastern Brazil and can be over a kilometer wide and 100 meters deep. However, studies concerning the organic characteri...

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Main Authors: Rafael André Lourenço, Nathalia Araujo Kunrath, Doris Nagaoka, Caio Augusto Magalhães, Antonio Derley de Sousa Pereira, Basílio Magno Tavares Sotão Neto, Cristian Taboada Timoszczuk, Felipe Rodrigues dos Santos, Guilherme Augusto Pedrão, Lígia Dias de Araujo, Lorena Sampaio Nascimento, Nayara Ferreira Carvalho, Josilene da Silva, Satie Taniguchi, Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques, Márcia Caruso Bícego, Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida
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Published: Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://journals.usp.br/ocr/article/view/204779
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author Rafael André Lourenço
Nathalia Araujo Kunrath
Doris Nagaoka
Caio Augusto Magalhães
Antonio Derley de Sousa Pereira
Basílio Magno Tavares Sotão Neto
Cristian Taboada Timoszczuk
Felipe Rodrigues dos Santos
Guilherme Augusto Pedrão
Lígia Dias de Araujo
Lorena Sampaio Nascimento
Nayara Ferreira Carvalho
Josilene da Silva
Satie Taniguchi
Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques
Márcia Caruso Bícego
Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida
author_facet Rafael André Lourenço
Nathalia Araujo Kunrath
Doris Nagaoka
Caio Augusto Magalhães
Antonio Derley de Sousa Pereira
Basílio Magno Tavares Sotão Neto
Cristian Taboada Timoszczuk
Felipe Rodrigues dos Santos
Guilherme Augusto Pedrão
Lígia Dias de Araujo
Lorena Sampaio Nascimento
Nayara Ferreira Carvalho
Josilene da Silva
Satie Taniguchi
Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques
Márcia Caruso Bícego
Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida
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description Pockmarks are circular or elliptical structures formed at the seabed by the expulsion of gas from the subsurface. They are widely distributed along the continental margin off southeastern Brazil and can be over a kilometer wide and 100 meters deep. However, studies concerning the organic characteristics of these pockmark areas are scarce. This study sought to evaluate the organic composition of the sedimentary matter in pockmark areas located in the continental slope region of the southern Brazilian coast. Hydrocarbons, sterols, long-chain alcohols, stable isotopes of C and N, total organic carbon, and total nitrogen were assessed to provide an organic molecular characterization of the pockmarks located in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. These compounds did not reflect the organic characteristics of the scape of fluids that generate pockmark structures.
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spelling doaj-art-875abb22b1bf4e67aa2ff712d130aad82025-08-20T02:20:12ZengInstituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São PauloOcean and Coastal Research2675-28242022-11-0170Suppl. 2Characterization of the organic matter in pockmark areas of the Southwestern Atlantic upper slopeRafael André LourençoNathalia Araujo KunrathDoris NagaokaCaio Augusto MagalhãesAntonio Derley de Sousa PereiraBasílio Magno Tavares Sotão NetoCristian Taboada TimoszczukFelipe Rodrigues dos SantosGuilherme Augusto PedrãoLígia Dias de AraujoLorena Sampaio NascimentoNayara Ferreira CarvalhoJosilene da SilvaSatie TaniguchiMichel Michaelovitch de MahiquesMárcia Caruso BícegoPaulo Yukio Gomes Sumida Pockmarks are circular or elliptical structures formed at the seabed by the expulsion of gas from the subsurface. They are widely distributed along the continental margin off southeastern Brazil and can be over a kilometer wide and 100 meters deep. However, studies concerning the organic characteristics of these pockmark areas are scarce. This study sought to evaluate the organic composition of the sedimentary matter in pockmark areas located in the continental slope region of the southern Brazilian coast. Hydrocarbons, sterols, long-chain alcohols, stable isotopes of C and N, total organic carbon, and total nitrogen were assessed to provide an organic molecular characterization of the pockmarks located in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. These compounds did not reflect the organic characteristics of the scape of fluids that generate pockmark structures. https://journals.usp.br/ocr/article/view/204779SedimentHydrocarbonsStable isotopesSterolsAlcohols
spellingShingle Rafael André Lourenço
Nathalia Araujo Kunrath
Doris Nagaoka
Caio Augusto Magalhães
Antonio Derley de Sousa Pereira
Basílio Magno Tavares Sotão Neto
Cristian Taboada Timoszczuk
Felipe Rodrigues dos Santos
Guilherme Augusto Pedrão
Lígia Dias de Araujo
Lorena Sampaio Nascimento
Nayara Ferreira Carvalho
Josilene da Silva
Satie Taniguchi
Michel Michaelovitch de Mahiques
Márcia Caruso Bícego
Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida
Characterization of the organic matter in pockmark areas of the Southwestern Atlantic upper slope
Ocean and Coastal Research
Sediment
Hydrocarbons
Stable isotopes
Sterols
Alcohols
title Characterization of the organic matter in pockmark areas of the Southwestern Atlantic upper slope
title_full Characterization of the organic matter in pockmark areas of the Southwestern Atlantic upper slope
title_fullStr Characterization of the organic matter in pockmark areas of the Southwestern Atlantic upper slope
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of the organic matter in pockmark areas of the Southwestern Atlantic upper slope
title_short Characterization of the organic matter in pockmark areas of the Southwestern Atlantic upper slope
title_sort characterization of the organic matter in pockmark areas of the southwestern atlantic upper slope
topic Sediment
Hydrocarbons
Stable isotopes
Sterols
Alcohols
url https://journals.usp.br/ocr/article/view/204779
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