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USGS Gas Hydrates Project
Study gas hydrates by a variety of methods, but the ANS task is focused on determining what is the ultimate resource potential of the known gas hydrate and associated free-gas... -
Carbon Chemistry and Microbiology of Permafrost Soils
Characterizes the carbon chemistry, microbial communities, and their function in surface and permafrost soils from throughout interior Alaska. This project is in close... -
Near Surface Permafrost Dynamics as an Essential Climate Variable
Permafrost was recently listed as a terrestrial Essential Climate Variable and several potential mechanisms of change can be quantified with remote sensing time series. We plan... -
Gas Hydrate Energy Production Studies in Northern Alaska
The primary objective of this effort is to evaluate the production response of the know gas hydrate accumulations in the area of the Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk River production...
