In the Arctic, the methane escaping the seafloor is especially important to understand as the Arctic is already a fragile ecosystem.

In the Arctic, the methane escaping the seafloor is especially important to understand as the Arctic is already a fragile ecosystem. But how do you understand something you cannot see, touch, smell or just generally sense? We try to understand it by sampling the seafloor, to get a snapshot of the interactions between methane, geology, chemistry and biology at this moment in time and space. Sampling methane hydrate means we have a direct peek at the fuel sustaining life on the seafloor. #arcticocean #arctic #methanehydrate #geology #science #polarresearch #scicomm #outreach