Hydrate Ridge

Bathymetry of Hydrate Ridge

Hydrate Ridge is a 200 m (700 ft) high clathrate hydrate formation in the Pacific Northwest, 100 km (62 mi) offshore of Oregon.[1][2] Ridges like Hydrate store more than 50% of the Earth's emplaced carbon reserves, and release large amounts of methane in cold seeps.[3][4]

Because it is one of the most easily accessed such formations in the ocean, and because the effects of oceanic methane release is still poorly understood, Hydrate Ridge has received significant scientific attention since its discovery.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "The National Methane Hydrates R&D Program". National Energy Technology Laboratory. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Hydrate Ridge EXperiment 2004 (HyREX04)". Scripps Institution of Oceanography. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Marlow, Jeffrey (3 August 2010). "Deep Sea Methane Vents at Hydrate Ridge". New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Methane Hydrates: Hydrate Ridge". Interactive Oceans. Washington University. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Karen Weitemeyer; Steve Constable; Kerry Key (17 September 2004). "Cruise Report" (PDF). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
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