U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-70 METHANE IN COASTAL SEA WATER, SEA ICE, AND BOTTOM SEDIMENTS, BEAUFORT SEA, ALASKA by Thomas D. Lorenson and Keith A. Kvenvolden This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Thomas D. Lorenson Mail Stop 999 U.S. Geological Survey 345 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tel: (415) 354-3094 FAX: (415) 354-3191 email: lorenson@octopus.wr.usgs.gov Keith A. Kvenvolden Mail Stop 999 U.S. Geological Survey 345 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tel: (415) 354-3213 FAX: (415) 354-3191 email: kk@octopus.wr.usgs.gov This dataset is a digital form of the original report, which can be obtained by contacting the USGS Library. Modifications to the structure and format of included digital files were made by Peter Schweitzer to conform to guidelines of the Global Change and Climate History Program. This work should be cited as Lorenson, T.D. and K.A. Kvenvolden, 1995, Methane in coastal sea water, sea ice, and bottom sediments, Beaufort Sea, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-70 For overview information, read Contents/FGDCmeta.txt An annotated list of included files is contained in Contents/contents.txt Full documentation of the analytical methods is in Core/meta/report.html More about the USGS Global Change and Climate History program is available by anonymous ftp on host geochange.er.usgs.gov in pub/info/Overview.txt. Questions about dataset structure and file format should be directed to: Peter Schweitzer Mail Stop 906, National Center U.S. Geological Survey Reston, VA 20192 Tel: (703) 648-6533 FAX: (703) 648-6647 email: pschweitzer@usgs.gov (end)