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Research project

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

Staff

Lead researcher

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

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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

Fine-scale gas distribution in marine sediments assessed from deep-towed seismic data
S. Ker, Y. Le Gonidec, B. Marsset, G.K. Westbrook, D. Gibert & T.A. Minshull, 2014, Geophysical Journal International, 196(3), 1466-1470
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggt497
Type: article
The response of methane hydrate beneath the seabed offshore Svalbard to ocean warming during the next three centuries
Héctor Marin-Moreno, Timothy A. Minshull, Graham K. Westbrook, Bablu Sinha & Sudipta Sarkar, 2013, Geophysical Research Letters, 40(19), 5159-5163
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50985
Type: article
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
Type: article