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. 2017 Jun 22;8:15872. doi: 10.1038/ncomms15872

Figure 9. Results of validation of the acoustic anomaly observed in the study areas.

Figure 9

(a) A high-resolution sub-bottom profile image revealing semi-blanked zone within the sediments; black arrow pointing to the black rectangle shows position of the borehole drilled to validate the observed acoustic anomaly; (b) change with depth in gas content observed in the recovered sediment core. The concentration of gas below the boundary identifying the acoustic anomaly increased by two orders of magnitude, allowing us to interpret the observed acoustic anomaly as being due to the presence of gas in the sediments.