Markus Loher
University of Bremen
15 Papers
7 Citations
Markus Loher is an academic researcher from University of Bremen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mud volcano & Seafloor spreading. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 15 publications. Previous affiliations of Markus Loher include ETH Zurich.
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Widespread methane seepage along the continental margin off Svalbard - from Bjørnøya to Kongsfjorden
Susan Mau,Miriam Römer,Marta E Torres,Ingeborg Bussmann,Thomas Pape,Ellen Damm,Patrizia Geprägs,Paul Wintersteller,Chieh-Wei Hsu,Markus Loher,Gerhard Bohrmann +10 more
TL;DR: Findings of a much broader seepage area extending from 74° to 79° are reported, where more than a thousand gas discharge sites were imaged as acoustic flares, and it is postulate that the gas ascends along this fracture zone.
Massive asphalt deposits, oil seepage, and gas venting support abundant chemosynthetic communities at the Campeche Knolls, southern Gulf of Mexico
Heiko Sahling,Christian Borowski,Christian Borowski,Elva Escobar-Briones,Adriana Gaytán-Caballero,Chieh-Wei Hsu,Markus Loher,Ian R. MacDonald,Yann Marcon,Thomas Pape,Miriam Römer,Maxim Rubin-Blum,Florence Schubotz,Daniel Smrzka,Gunter Wegener,Gunter Wegener,Gerhard Bohrmann +16 more
TL;DR: Yang et al. as discussed by the authors used a multidisciplinary approach, including multibeam mapping and visual seafloor observations with different underwater vehicles to study the extent and character of complex hydrocarbon seepage in the Bay of Campeche, southern Gulf of Mexico.
Giant lacustrine pockmarks with subaqueous groundwater discharge and subsurface sediment mobilization
Anna Reusch,Markus Loher,Markus Loher,Damien Bouffard,Jasper Moernaut,Jasper Moernaut,Franziska Hellmich,Flavio S. Anselmetti,Stefano M. Bernasconi,Michael Hilbe,Achim J Kopf,Marvin D. Lilley,Marvin D. Lilley,Gerrit Meinecke,Michael Strasser +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present newly discovered giant lacustrine pockmarks in Lake Neuchatel (up to 160m diameter and 30m deep) that rank among the largest known pockmark in lakes.
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Amount and Fate of Gas and Oil Discharged at 3400 m Water Depth From a Natural Seep Site in the Southern Gulf of Mexico
Miriam Römer,Chieh-Wei Hsu,Markus Loher,Ian R. MacDonald,Christian dos Santos Ferreira,Thomas Pape,Susan Mau,Gerhard Bohrmann,Heiko Sahling +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, a multi-disciplinary study of the hydrocarbon seepage system at Tsanyao Yang Knoll in the southern Gulf of Mexico illustrates the amount and fate of hydrocarbons emanating from the seafloor structure and rising through a 3400 m water column.
Mud extrusion and ring-fault gas seepage – upward branching fluid discharge at a deep-sea mud volcano
Markus Loher,Thomas Pape,Yann Marcon,Miriam Römer,Paul Wintersteller,Daniel Praeg,Marta E Torres,Heiko Sahling,Gerhard Bohrmann +8 more
TL;DR: An upward-branching plumbing system is proposed to account for co-existing mud breccia extrusion and gas seepage via multiple surface vents that influence the distribution of seafloor ecosystems, implying that methane-rich fluids may be released during prolonged phases of moderate activity.