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dc.contributor.authorDubey, K.M.
dc.contributor.authorChaubey, A.K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-31
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-04T09:38:25Z
dc.date.available2019-04-25
dc.date.available2020-02-04T09:38:25Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationCurrent Science, vol.116(8); 2019; 1410-1417
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v116/i8/1410-1417
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/8272
dc.description.abstractHigh-resolution shallow seismic investigations on inner continental shelf of Goa have been carried out to map gas-charged sediment zones and investigate origin of trapped gas. Analyses of data reveal that the gas is trapped by different stratigraphic layers and is distributed in two zones. Zone-1 is restricted up to ~30 m water depth and in the southern part of the study area. In this zone, gas is confined within the Holocene layers above the Holocene maximum Hooding surface (MFS). Whereas, zone-2 is comprised of several isolated gas-charged patches which are distributed in the entire study area mostly between ~20 m and ~45 m water depth. In this zone, gas is confined below Holocene- MFS in incised river bed or a layer just below MFS or both. Gas-charged sediment in zone-1 is formed due to degradation of organic material which is predominantly early Holocene mangrove derived, whereas, zone-2 it is formed due to degradation of organic material which were deposited by ancestral rivers during the post-glacial sea level rise of the Late Pleistocene. The distribution pattern of zone-1 is controlled by coastline configuration, long-term longshore current pattern, Holocene rapid sea level rise and lithological character of exposed inter-tidal zone. Whereas, distribution of zone-2 is controlled by palaeo-rivers of different glacial periods and their hydraulic energy condition during the base level rise.
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dc.titleOrigin and distribution of shallow gas-charged sediment on the inner continental shelf of central west coast of India
dc.typeJournal Article


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