A gas hydrate prospect delineated on the Alaska North Slope

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A gas hydrate prospect delineated on the Alaska North Slope

The image shows geophysically-inferred gas hydrate trapped within a sand layer at the intersection of two fault planes (green).

Year: 2009

From collection: Frozen Heat - A Global Outlook on Methane Gas Hydrates

Cartographer: GRID-Arendal

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