Objective
METROL will explore methane production and breakdown in the seabed, and how efficiently the sub-surface methane barrier controls the emission of this important greenhouse gas. METROL integrates European research institutes, an environmental ministry and an oil company as partners. The goal is to develop a general and calibrated model for methane in the seabed to quantify fluxes in European ocean margin areas and predict their response to environmental change. Field observations include European type localities: Baltic Sea - North Sea and Black Sea. Geophysical mapping of gas occurrences will be combined with biogeochemical profiling, process measurements, microbiology, modelling, and data base/GIS analyses. METROL will establish an easily accessible database, an interactive modelling tool, and a web site for efficient dissemination of information and for public awareness of the importance of sea floor methane.
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28359 Bremen
Germany
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Participants (12)
810 Aarhus C
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28568 Bremerhaven
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82319 Seewiesen / Starnberg
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CF10 3YE Cardiff
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2400 Koepenhagen
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99011 Sevastopol
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8600 Silkeborg
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70318 Bucuresti
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24594 Hohenwestedt
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7005 Trondheim
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BS8 1RJ Bristol, Clifton
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3508 TC Utrecht
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