The Distribution of Dissolved Methane and Its Air-Sea Flux in the Plume of a Seep Field, Lingtou Promontory, South China Sea

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(a) Bathymetric map of the hydrocarbon seep area near Lingtou Promontory. The red dots show the distribution of the nearshore hydrocarbon seeps, and the black dots are the seawater sample grid. (b) Photograph of rising irregular gas bubbles from a seep site. (c) Gas bubbles at the sea surface.

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