External References
Below are links to websites and academic journals we find useful.
Underwater Mass Spectrometry
Websites
Workshop on Harsh-Environment Mass Spectrometry aims to bring together experts to advance the development and deployment of mass spectrometers in challenging environments like space, oceans, and disaster zones. Extensive documentation of academic talks.
The NIST Chemistry WebBook provides users with easy access to a wide range of reliable chemical and physical property data for various chemical species.
Inficon has provided key components like the Transpector mass spectrometer, which is used in underwater mass spectrometry systems to measure dissolved gases in real-time.
The article explores the use of underwater mass spectrometry to locate and map methane sources in the ocean.
The website describes a NOAA expedition's use of new chemical sensing technologies, like the Gemini mass spectrometer, to study the deep ocean.
Journals
Underwater Mass Spectrometry, calibrated depth profiles
Early Underwater Mass Spectrometry deployments
Methane plume mapping by UMS
Plume mapping by towed platform, ROV and AUV
Dissolved gas mapping with In situ calibrations
Thorough underwater mass spectrometry review
UMS calibration techniques and applications.
UMS for oil-spill response.
Seeps
Websites
The website provides information about cold seeps, including what they are and why they are important, along with educational resources.
The website provides a Water Column Sonar Data Viewer and information about NOAA's sonar data collection and access.
Models of Natural Gas Origin – A Short History. By Dr. Bernie Bernard. This poster is hosted by TDI-Brooks.
Characterization and source identification of gas bubbles observed at Mississippi Canyon Block 20 (MC20) in the Gulf of Mexico. By Michael Gaskins, Dr. Bernie Bernard, Dr. James Brooks. This poster is hosted by TDI-Brooks.
Journals
Abrams, M. A. Marine Seepage Variability and Its Impact on Evaluating the Surface Migrated Hydrocarbon Seep Signal. Marine and Petroleum Geology 2020, 121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2020.104600.
Roelofse, C.; Alves, T.; Gafeira, J. Structural Controls on Shallow Fluid Flow and Associated Pockmark Fields in the East Breaks Area, Northern Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Petroleum Geology 2020, 112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.104074.