Gas Hydrate Mounds in Arctic Ocean (IMAGE)

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Gas Hydrate Mounds in Arctic Ocean

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Gas hydrates are formed under cold temperature and high pressure conditions beneath the ocean floor. They contain large amounts of greenhouse gas methane.

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CAGE

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