Gas hydrates: Greenhouse nightmare? Energy panacea or pipe dream?

GSA Today

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1-6

  Haq, Bilal U ^a  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS HYDRATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; PALEOCLIMATE;

EID: 0032452064     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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