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Open-File Report 96-272, Offshore Gas Hydrate Sample Database with an Overview and Preliminary Analysis
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Figure 7. General stability range of methane hydrates on continental margins. Variations exist in high latitudes or where water temperatures on margins are influenced by boundary currents. Plot constructed using a geothermal gradient
of 35 ° C/km.