Lab-generated data 2010-016-LW

Identifier 2010-016-LW
Alternate names 20100114
Purpose To see if we could replicate the hydrate formation described by Priest, Rees and others in their 2009 JGR article.
Location Gas Hydrate Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543;
Summary This was a test of the Southampton method for methane hydrate formation in sands. See Journal of Geophysical Research, 2009 article by J. Priest, E. Rees and others.
Info derived Time series data;
Comments Equipment updated by VAC per email from Bill Waite.
URL
Itinerary
Start (port not specified) 2010-01-14
End (port not specified) 2010-02-01
Bounds
West -70.6507
East -70.6506
North 41.53343
South 41.53336

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators William F Waite
Crew members
William J. Winters
Scientist, Staff
David H Mason
Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data
Data type: Sediment Properties

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Gas Hydrate Sediment Test Laboratory Instrument Collected compressional and shear wavespeeds and temperature Sediment Properties (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity