gas hydrate
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002747
Naturally occurring "ice-like" combinations of natural gas and water that have the potential to provide an immense resource of natural gas from the world's oceans and polar regions. Gas hydrates are known to be widespread in permafrost regions and beneath the sea in sediments of outer continental margins. It is generally accepted that the volume of natural gas contained in the world's gas hydrate accumulations greatly exceeds that of known gas reserves.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002747 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | Energy Resources Program, Energy Glossary & Acronym List, U.S. Geological Survey; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | natural gas; hydrocarbons; methane |
| Translations | Spanish: hidrato de gas |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002747",
"term": "gas hydrate",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Naturally occurring \"ice-like\" combinations of natural gas and water that have the potential to provide an immense resource of natural gas from the world's oceans and polar regions. Gas hydrates are known to be widespread in permafrost regions and beneath the sea in sediments of outer continental margins. It is generally accepted that the volume of natural gas contained in the world's gas hydrate accumulations greatly exceeds that of known gas reserves.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"natural gas",
"hydrocarbons",
"methane"
],
"references": [
"Energy Resources Program, Energy Glossary & Acronym List, U.S. Geological Survey",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "hidrato de gas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/gas-hydrate/"
}
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