Ann E. Cook

Ann E. Cook studies gas hydrates, which are ice-like structures that trap methane gas within ocean and permafrost sediments, and works to understand how they form, how stable they are, and how they interact with seafloor geology. Her research draws on marine sediment cores, well-log data, seismic imaging, and ocean drilling expeditions to examine gas hydrate systems in locations such as the Gulf of Mexico, New Zealand's Hikurangi margin, the South China Sea, and offshore UK and Australia. This work is relevant to understanding submarine landslides, seafloor stability, energy resource assessment, and gas migration processes.

Publication output was highly variable over the past decade, with an unusually large spike in 2019, followed by a decline and a fairly steady, more modest output of roughly 6-12 papers per year in recent years.

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