Direct measurement of in situ methane quantities in a large gas-hydrate reservoir
@article{Dickens1997DirectMO, title={Direct measurement of in situ methane quantities in a large gas-hydrate reservoir}, author={Gerald R. Dickens and Charles K Paull and Paul J. Wallace}, journal={Nature}, year={1997}, volume={385}, pages={426-428} }
Certain gases can combine with water to form solids—gas hydrates—that are stable at high pressures and low temperatures1,2. Conditions appropriate for gas-hydrate formation exist in many marine sediments where there is a supply of methane. Seismic reflection profiles across continental margins indicate the frequent occurrence of gas hydrate within the upper few hundred metres of sea-floor sediments, overlying deeper zones containing bubbles of free gas3–9. If large volumes of methane are stored…
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