Methane clathrates, also known as methane hydrates, consist of molecules of methane trapped in the crystal lattice of ice. This methane, produced by methanogen microbes, has a about 6% below normal ( −6.0%). At the right combination of pressure and temperature, clathrates form near the surface of permafrost and in large quantities on continental shelves and nearby seabed at water depths of at least , buried in sediments up to below the sea floor.
Methane clathrates also known as methane hydrates, consist of molecules of methane trapped in the crystal lattice of ice. This methane, produced by methanogen microbes, has a about 6% below normal ( −6.0%). At the right combination of pressure and temperature, clathrates form near the surface of permafrost and i,n large quantities on continental shelves and nearby seabed at water depths of at least , buried in sediments up to below the sea floor.