[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-17 Thread M V Bhaskar
Hi Any mechanical device would be expensive and require maintenance, this will limit the scale of deployment. A more natural source of oxygen like Diatoms would be cheaper and environmental friendly. best regards Bhaskar On May 16, 3:07 pm, Michael Hayes voglerl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All,

[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-17 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, Bhaskar, I am linking a Diatom website which has a bank of other related websites. http://www.indiana.edu/~diatom/diatom.html#ultimate http://www.indiana.edu/~diatom/diatom.html#ultimateThis is a new field for me to study and I apologize for not getting back to your PM this weekend.

[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-17 Thread Michael Hayes
Bhaskar, Here is a Google search list I will be working through in trying to understanding on my last question as to the impact of diatoms on ocean acidification. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Efficiency+of+the+CO2-concentrating+mechanism+of+diatomshl=enas_sdt=0as_vis=1oi=scholart

[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-16 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi All, I have pulled together a few Bubbler Buoy option. Here is an Advanced Anchoring and Mooring Study. http://www.oregonwave.org/wp-content/uploads/Anchor-and-Mooring-Study_FINAL-mod-051010.pdf http://www.oregonwave.org/wp-content/uploads/Anchor-and-Mooring-Study_FINAL-mod-051010.pdfThis

Re: [geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-15 Thread Sam Carana
Hi Michael and all, I just want to point at this study on bacteria growing in a methane-rich but oxygen-poor environment at the bottom of rivers and lakes. The microbes live on a diet of methane and nitrogen oxides, such as nitrite and nitrate, and actually produce oxygen.

Re: [geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-14 Thread Michael Hayes
I want to repost the main reply to Sam as I have realized it is loaded with typos and some may be misleading. That post was impressive, Sam. I have an 18 acre mountain lake in the North Cascades and watch each year how it goes though an analogy of what the Huttunen paper describes. The lake

[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-14 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, Here is a TED talk by Dr. John Delaney on the Oceans Observatories Initiative (OOI) This is the proper test site for any new ideas proposed for the ocean methane issue. http://www.ted.com/talks/john_delaney_wiring_an_interactive_ocean.html Here is the construction schedule.

Re: [geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-14 Thread Sam Carana
Thanks Michael, this kind of brainstorming is needed to find out what further RD and testing is necessary. As to micro-bubbles acting as insulation, this is perhaps applicable where warm water of the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean is entering the Arctic Ocean. Micro-bubbles could possibly be

[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-14 Thread Michael Hayes
Here is my reply to Andrew's assessment of the oxygenation concept (Sea Worm). https://groups.google.com/d/topic/geoengineering/1x25PF5audA/discussion -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To post to this group, send email to

Re: [geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-14 Thread Michael Hayes
Thanks Sam, As to micro-bubbles acting as insulation, this is perhaps applicable where warm water of the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean is entering the Arctic Ocean. Micro-bubbles could possibly be added to the stream close to the sea ice, to form an insulating layer underneath the ice, when

[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-14 Thread Michael Hayes
Methane Tipping Point Early Warning System and Electromagnetic Mapping of Hydrate Fields. I was downloading the relevant papers from the U.of C. library and found this 08 PhD dissertation on mapping hydrate fields.

[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-13 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, Andrew, I did not have that extreme degree of aeration in mind. And, I can not see massively enhanced methane excursions happening if reasonable bubblers designs are developed. First and formost, the core of the concept is to increase the O2 saturation a few percent for as deep as

Re: [geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-13 Thread voglerlake
One last thought, I would like to call this effort Sea Worm. Michael On May 13, 2011 7:29pm, Michael Hayes voglerl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, Andrew, I did not have that extreme degree of aeration in mind. And, I can not see massively enhanced methane excursions happening if

[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-12 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, This idea is just an early thought and may not be practicalBut, here it goes. If you take a look at this paper http://www.mumm-research.de/download_pdf/treude_et_al_aom_hr.pdf Pg 2 The AOM consortium predominant at HR consists of sulfate-reducing bacteria of the branch