Gas hydrates: past and future geohazard?
Gas hydrates are ice-like deposits containing a mixture of water and gas; the most common gas is methane. Gas hydrates are stable under high pressures and relatively low temperatures and are found underneath the oceans and in permafrost regions. Estimates range from 500 to 10 000 giga tonnes of carb...
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ROYAL SOC
2010
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Online Access: | http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/763370/ |