Transport, Fate and Impacts of the Deep Plume of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Formed During the Macondo Blowout

Transport, Fate and Impacts of the Deep Plume of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Formed During the Macondo Blowout

The 2010 Macondo oil well blowout consisted in a localized, intense infusion of petroleum hydrocarbons to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A substantial amount of these hydrocarbons did not reach the ocean surface but remained confined at depth within subsurface plumes, the largest and deepest...

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Main Authors: Annalisa Bracco, Claire B. Paris, Andrew J. Esbaugh, Kaitlin Frasier, Samantha B. Joye, Guangpeng Liu, Kurt L. Polzin, Ana Carolina Vaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Deepwater Horizon
deepwater plume
ocean modeling
oil modeling
transport and mixing processes
active tracer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.542147/full

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