Research project

Arctic hydrate dissociation as a result of climate change: Determining the vulnerable methane reservoir and gas escape mechanisms

Research groups:

Geology and Geophysics
Lead researchers:

Professor Tim Minshull
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Tim Minshull

Professor in Ocean & Earth Science

Research interests

Continental breakup and the onset of seafloor spreading
Methane hydrate beneath the seafloor and its role in the Earth system
Exploration geophysics: seismic and electromagnetic imaging

Connect with Tim

Email: tmin@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Geology and Geophysics

We research a wide range of societally impactful areas of geology and geophysics for a sustainable future. The latest facilities and technology development support our activities.

Research outputs

CSEM survey of a methane vent site, offshore west Svalbard

Bedanta Goswami, Karen Weitemeyer, Tim Minshull, Martin Sinha & Graham Westbrook, 2013, Fire in the Ice: Methane Hydrate Newsletter, 13(2), 12-18

Type: article

Leaking Methane Reservoirs Offshore Svalbard

T.A. Minshull, G.K. Westbrook, K.A. Weitemeyer, M.C. Sinha, B.K. Goswami & B. Marsset, 2012, Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union, 93(42), 413-414

DOI: 10.1029/2012EO420001