Potential methane reservoirs beneath Antarctica

J. L. Wadham (), S. Arndt, S. Tulaczyk, M. Stibal, M. Tranter, J. Telling, G. P. Lis, E. Lawson, A. Ridgwell, A. Dubnick, M. J. Sharp, A. M. Anesio and C. E. H. Butler
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J. L. Wadham: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
S. Arndt: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
S. Tulaczyk: University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
M. Stibal: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
M. Tranter: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
J. Telling: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
G. P. Lis: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
E. Lawson: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
A. Ridgwell: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
A. Dubnick: University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2E3, Canada
M. J. Sharp: University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
A. M. Anesio: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
C. E. H. Butler: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK

Nature, 2012, vol. 488, issue 7413, 633-637

Abstract: On the basis of data from other subglacial environments and simulations of the accumulation of methane hydrate in Antarctic sedimentary basins, it seems there could be unsuspected, large stores of methane beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Date: 2012
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