New discovery of the permafrost gas hydrate accumulation in Qilian Mountain,China

摘要

1.Objectives As the discovery of gas hydrate in Qilian Mountain permafrost in 2008,the main controlling factors and distribution of gas hydrate are not clear.This restricts the further progress in gas hydrate survey in this area.Hence, China Geological Survey erected the project "Exploration of gas hydrate resources in the Qilian Mountain and its adjacent areas"continuously to better understand the gas hydrate accumulation in terms of greater gas hydrate discovery.