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Dashgil Mud Volcano

Nov 3, 2015
Monitoring instruments in the proximity of the Dasghil mud volcano.
Photo: MARUM, University of Bremen
Recently MARUM scientists were on a field trip on the Western banks of the Caspian Sea. Together with colleagues of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences they set up instruments to monitor amongst others methane emissions in the surrounding area of the Dashgil mud volcano. The aim is to study the potential link between mud volcanic activity and local earthquakes. more...