Potential impact on climate of the exploitation of methanehydrate deposits offshore

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-175

  Glasby, G P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Geohazards; Impact on climate; Methane hydrates; Potential energy resource

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRACTURE; HYDRATES; METHANE;

GLOBAL CLIMATE;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS HYDRATE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; METHANE;

EID: 0041854212     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(03)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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