Gas Hydrates Research

Gas Hydrate Research at the University of Wyoming:

ODP Leg 164 Research

Vertical seismic profiles detected a thick free gas zone, as published in Science (1996)

Shear-wave velocity structure of hydrate/gas deposits

Ingo Pecher's work on OBS and walkaway VSP data

3D Multichannel Seismic Project

   The first 3D seismic survey of the Blake Ridge  methane hydrate/gas deposit 

Direct Seismic Detection of Hydrates

   Matt Hornbach, Andrew Gorman, and I are working on ways to directly detect hydrate 

Interaction of Hydrates and Climate

   The $64,000 question in gas hydrate research. 

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Last Revised: May 29, 2002