Annual Report 2019

CAGE investigates methane release, a greenhouse gas far stronger than CO2, from the Arctic seafloor. Vast amounts of methane are trapped at shallow depths below the seafloor as gas hydrates, ice-like mixtures of gas and water. Current ocean warming makes these shallow greenhouse gas reservoirs parti...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate Report Series
Main Author: Andreassen, Karin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2022
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/cage/article/view/6740
https://doi.org/10.7557/cage.6740
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Summary:CAGE investigates methane release, a greenhouse gas far stronger than CO2, from the Arctic seafloor. Vast amounts of methane are trapped at shallow depths below the seafloor as gas hydrates, ice-like mixtures of gas and water. Current ocean warming makes these shallow greenhouse gas reservoirs particularly vulnerable to thawing. CAGE investigates the processes involved and implications to the Arctic climate and environment.