Massive quantities of methane clathrates are buried in continental deposits.
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 84/100
Extensive scientific literature and geological modeling confirm that enormous quantities of methane clathrates (gas hydrates) are stored within continental margins, permafrost, and oceanic sediments.
Evidence for · 3
Methane hydrate stability and anthropogenic climate change
2007 · cited by 31
This paper notes that methane frozen into hydrate makes up a massive reservoir of potentially volatile carbon in permafrost soils and below the sea floor.
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Extraction of Methane from Oceanic Hydrate System Deposits
1999 · cited by 7
This paper discusses oceanic hydrate system deposits and notes that they constitute a very large energy bank of methane adjacent to landmasses.
Methane Gas Hydrate Stability Models on Continental Shelves in Response to Glacio-Eustatic Sea Level Variations: Examples from Canadian Oceanic Margins
2013 · cited by 4
This paper models gas hydrate stability zones on continental shelves and references the immense marine gas hydrate reservoir and its dynamic features.