| Session Details | |
| Section | SE - Solid Earth Sciences |
| Session Title | Gas hydrate occurrences in Asia |
| Main Convener | Dr. Young Keun Jin (KOPRI, Korea, South) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Saulwood Lin (National Taiwan University, Taiwan) Prof. Ryo MATSUMOTO (University of Tokyo, Japan) Dr. Keun Pil Park (KIGAM, Korea, South) |
| Session Description | Gas hydrate is a hot issue in scientific communities as a potential energy resource and an important factor to cause past strong and sudden global warmings. Recently gas hydrates have been found in many Asian regions including Japan, India, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Russia. This session should improve our understanding to gas hydrate occurrences in Asia regions and international research cooperation on gas hydrate. |