Scientists use hydrophone to listen in on methane seeps in ocean, hope next to estimate volume

ENN
Jun 26, 2018, 3:22 pm79 pts
A research team has successfully recorded the sound of methane bubbles from the seafloor off the Oregon coast using a hydrophone, opening the door to using acoustics to identify – and perhaps quantify – this important greenhouse gas in the ocean.

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