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Front Cover 		1
Contents 		4
Foreword 		5
Preface 		6
Refrences 		10
Chapter 1 What are Gas Hydrates? 		11
1.1 Introduction 		12
1.2 What are Gas Hydrates? 		14
1.3 Gas Hydrate Formation, Stability, and Occurrence 		16
1.4 What Forms Do Gas Hydrates Take in Nature? 		21
References 		28
Chapter 2 Methane Gas Hydrates and the Natural Carbon Cycle 		31
2.1 Introduction 		33
2.2 Methane Generation and Consumption 		34
2.3 A Gas Hydrate Capacitor in the Global Carbon Cycle? 		40
2.4 Life at Marine Methane Seeps 		42
References 		47
Chapter 3 Assessment of the Sensitivity and Response of Methane Gas Hydrate to Global Climate Change 		51
3.1 Introduction 		52
3.2 The Role of Gas Hydrate in Past Climate Change 		53
3.3 Key Issues for Linking Gas Hydrate with Climate Change 		54
3.4 Global Climate Change Projections 		55
3.5 Response of Gas Hydrates to Climate Change 		57
3.6 Review of Sensitivity of Global Gas Hydrate Inventory to Climate Change 		68
3.7 Conclusions 		71
Refrences 		72
Editorial Teamand Authors 		76
Steering Committee 		76
Contributors 		77
Back Cover 		78
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