Gas hydrate occurrence in nature is the result of complex and highly coupled thermal, mechanical, chemical, geological, and biological processes in the subsurface. The expression of gas hydrate in the subsurface is thus highly heterogeneous in terms of hydrate morphology, origin and type of the guest molecule. Understanding how coupled processes interact to form gas hydrate requires multidisciplinary approaches and leveraging of diverse datasets across geoscience disciplines.

We invite contributions from geophysicists, geochemists, data scientists, as well as structural and petroleum geologists to present modeling, data analysis, and laboratory results as they pertain to better understanding coupled processes leading to hydrate occurrence in nature. We particularly encourage submissions related to novel computational techniques and machine learning analyzing gas hydrate systems from perspectives of global environmental change, resource prospecting, and geohazard mitigation.