Table 1 methane concentration in the surface mixed layer and the methane fluxes from the sea to the air

From: Widespread natural methane and oil leakage from sub-marine Arctic reservoirs

Sample

CH4 concentration in surface mixed layer (5 m below the sea surface), nmol l−1

Percent saturation

Wind speed 10 m above the sea surface, m s−1

Sea-air flux, µmol m−2 d−1

CTD 897

4.2

135

6.5

2.7

CTD 898

3.7

120

6.4

1.5

TD 901

4.1

132

7.2

3.0

CTD 904

3.8

122

5.5

1.2

CTD 907

4.2

135

4.8

1.4

CTD 911

3.8

124

7.4

2.4