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methane hydrate

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methane hydrate [′mēth‚ān ′hī‚drāt]
(chemistry)
Methane gas trapped or dissolved in ice formed in deep-sea sediments.


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Byline: ANI Washington, November 22 (ANI): A team of scientists organized and led a team of university and government researchers on an Arctic expedition to initiate methane hydrate exploration in the Beaufort Sea and determine the spatial variation of sediment contribution to Arctic climate change.
to commercialize carbon sequestration, methane hydrate energy exploration, and the assessment of natural ecosystem attenuation potential and protocol.
The theorised sources include volcanic activity and the sudden release of methane hydrates in the ocean.
 
 
 
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