METROL

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A
AOM - anaerobic oxidation of methane
a.sl. - above sea level
AWI - Alfred-Wegener-Institute (for Polar and Marine Research)

B
b.sf. - below seafloor
b.sl. - below sea level

C
Carboniferous - Period in the palaeozoic era, ~360 - 280 Ma

E
ESRI - Environmental Systems Research Institute (Redlands, California)

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GeoEcoMar - National Institute of Marine Geology and GeoEcology, Bucharest, Romania
GEUS - Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (Danmarks og Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelske)

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HMMV - Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano

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IMS - Internet Map Server

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MdC - Methane derived Carbonates
MPI - Max-Planck Institute
MV - Mud volcano

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OM - organic matter

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pers. comm. - personal communication

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Rotliegendes - Period in the palaeozoic era, stratigraphic name (german origin) of the Lower Permian in NW-Europe, ~290 - 270 Ma
RV - Research Vessel

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SCOPE -Scientific cooperation on sustainable water management in agricultural areas around St. Petersburg
SedRate - Sedimentation rate
s.l. - sensu lato; in the wide sense
SGD - submarine groundwater discharge

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TOC - total organic carbon / or: table of contents (in GIS-Software for example)

U
UKOOA - United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association

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VRML - Virtual Reality Modeling Language

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Zechstein - Period in the palaeozoic era, stratigraphic name (german origin) of the Upper Permian in NW-Europe, ~270 - 250 Ma