Water Column and Seismic collage
![Image showing seafloor topography, water column image of methane plume, and seismic data.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/SFM_EK60_seismic.png?itok=uHLmeNFT)
Detailed Description
3D Image of a multi-channel seismic (MCS) line showing gas (blue/green) migrating up through fractures in the subsurface, culminating in a 600 meter tall plume of methane gas in the water column that was captured using a Simrad EK60 split beam echo sounder. Background bathymetry was downloaded from USGS Open-File Report 2012-1266 (https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2012/1266/).
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.