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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783140703321

Titolo

Charting the future of methane hydrate research in the United States [[electronic resource] /] / Committee to Review the Activities Authorized under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000, Ocean Studies Board, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004

ISBN

0-309-16567-9

0-309-54499-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

665.7/072/073

Soggetti

Natural gas - Hydrates - Research - United States

Natural gas - Research - United States

Methane industry - Law and legislation - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-116).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Why Study Gas Hydrate?""; ""3 A Review of Methane Hydrate Research and Development Projects to Date""; ""4 Directions for Program Emphasis, Research, and Resource Development""; ""5 Scientific Oversight of the DOE Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program""; ""6 Summary of Findings and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Committee and Staff Biographies""; ""Appendix B Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000""

""Appendix C Speakers and Presentation Titles from NRC Meetings of the Committee to Review the Activities Authorized Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000""""Appendix D Committee Summary and Observations of the DOE Conference/JIP Workshop held September 30 to October 1, 2003 in Westminster, Colorado""; ""Appendix E Acronyms""; ""Appendix F Project Summaries""; ""Appendix G Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Program""



""Appendix H Letters from the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee (2001 and 2002) to Department of Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham""""Appendix I Membership of the Interagency Coordinating Committee and the Technical Coordinating Team""; ""COLOR PLATES""