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| | Chinese Scientists Visit USGS Gas-Hydrates Labs |
 | | A sign of the Chinese determination to develop a workable gas-hydrate research program, even though they are recent entrants in such research, was evident in the video the Chinese scientists presented about their gas-hydrate program: a large-scale model of a methane hydrate molecule welcomes visitors outside the front door of the Qingdao Institute! |
 | | During their visit, Professor Ye Yuguang, head of the Chinese Hydrates Lab, showed how gas hydrates are made in their facility; Zhang Xun-Hua, Director of the Department of Geology Research, talked about Chinese offshore geophysical data; and He Qixiang, emeritus and head of the delegation, explored numerous possibilities for cooperation. |
 | | Discussions in Woods Hole covered topics about gas-hydrate formation and preservation, the GHASTLI (Gas Hydrate and Sediment Testing Laboratory Instrument) lab, the HyFI (Hydrates From Ice) lab, results from last summer's giant-piston-coring cruise on the French research vessel Marion Dufresne, and the geologic history of and gas-hydrate occurrence at the Blake Ridge offshore South Carolina. |
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