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Gas hydrates in the ocean environment

September 9, 2002

A GAS HYDRATE, also known as a gas clathrate, is a gas-bearing, icelike material. It occurs in abundance in marine sediments and stores immense amounts of methane, with major implications for future energy resources and global climate change. Furthermore, gas hydrate controls some of the physical properties of sedimentary deposits and thereby influences seafloor stability.

Publication Year 2002
Title Gas hydrates in the ocean environment
DOI 10.1016/B0-12-227410-5/00276-3
Authors William P. Dillon
Publication Type Book Chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Index ID 70123802
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Coastal and Marine Geology Program