Gas Hydrates – Part III: Rock Physics Hydrate Experiments
“In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact…
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Mapping sub-salt and sub-basalt structures from magnetic and gravity data
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Publish What you Pay
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A World of Plenty
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Gas Hydrates Part IV: Where Are Gas Hydrates Found?
The need for energy is driving much of the current natural gas hydrate research. “While research on methane hydrates is still in the early stages, these research efforts… could potentially…
Lofoten and Vesterålen: Promised Land or Fata Morgana?
Offshore the remote and beautiful Lofoten and Vesterålen Islands, 1,000 km north of Oslo, is the last large, still unopened section of the Norwegian Atlantic margin. In 2010, the Norwegian…