Table 13. Results of headspace gas analyses of sediments from Hole 1083A.
Core, section,
interval (cm)
Depth
(mbsf)
C1
(ppmv)
CO2
(ppmv)
C2=
(ppmv)
C2
(ppmv)
C3
(ppmv)
C1/C2
175-1083A-
2H-2, 0-5 3.30 5 5,121



2H-4, 0-5 6.30 26 16,071 0.2


3H-3, 0-5 14.30 61 27,113



5H-4, 0-5 34.70 361 18,293
0.3
1,203
6H-2, 0-5 41.30 3,515 36,497
0.6
5,858
7H-4, 0-5 53.70 19,076 48,028 0.2 1.6
11,923
8H-4, 0-5 63.20 28,291 48,559
2.1
13,472
9H-4, 0-5 72.70 24,252 36,067
1.4
17,323
10H-4, 0-5 82.20 28,051 34,555
1.4
20,036
11H-3, 0-5 90.38 22,643 42,886 0.2 1.8
12,579
12H-4, 0-5 101.20 40,802 43,449
2.3
17,740
13H-6, 0-5 113.80 40,947 47,847
3.5 2.0 11,699
14H-6, 0-5 123.30 52,926 54,602 0.2 3.7 1.8 14,304
15H-4, 0-5 129.70 36,787 45,559 0.3 2.9 1.1 12,685
16H-7, 0-5 143.80 22,873 24,091
1.5 0.6 15,249
17H-6, 0-5 151.80 43,376 50,258
3.6 1.7 12,049
18H-4, 0-5 158.20 34,566 45,254 0.2 2.7 0.9 12,802
19H-7, 0-5 172.30 41,007 40,885 0.7 3.1 1.1 13,228
20H-7, 0-5 181.80 36,912 38,956 0.2 3.5 2.0 10,546
21H-4, 0-5 186.80 9,063 36,686
1.0 0.5 9,063
22H-7, 0-5 200.80 40,915 37,008 0.2 3.4 1.6 12,034

Notes: C1 = methane; CO2 = carbon dioxide; C2= = ethene; C2 = ethane; and C3 = propane. Dominance of C1 over C2 indicates that the gases originate from in situ microbial degradation of organic matter.