Assessing the permafrost temperature and thickness conditions favorable for the occurrence of gas hydrate in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 783-787

  Qingbai, Wu ^a   Guanli, Jiang ^a   Peng, Zhang ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Geothermal gradients; Natural gas hydrate; Permafrost; Qinghai Xizang Plateau

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL GRADIENTS; GROUND TEMPERATURE; METHANE HYDRATES; PERMAFROST AREA; PERMAFROST REGION; QINGHAI TIBET PLATEAU;

HYDRATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; PERMAFROST;

GAS HYDRATES;

EID: 75149174576     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.10.035     Document Type: Article

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