Monitoring and modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill : a record-breaking enterprise /

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 195. Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise presents an overview of some of the significant work that was conducted in immediate response to the oil spill in...

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Other Authors:	Liu, Yonggang, 1970-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : American Geophysical Union, ©2011.
Series:	Geophysical monograph ; 195.
Subjects:	BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010. Marine pollution > Mexico, Gulf of > Measurement. Oil pollution of the sea > Mexico, Gulf of > Measurement. Oil pollution of the sea > Mexico, Gulf of > Mathematical models. Environmental monitoring > Mexico, Gulf of. Chemical oceanography > Mexico, Gulf of.
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Summary:	Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 195. Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise presents an overview of some of the significant work that was conducted in immediate response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. It includes studies of in situ and remotely sensed observations and laboratory and numerical model studies on the four-dimensional oceanographic conditions in the gulf and their influence on the distribution and fate of the discharged oil. Highlights.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vii, 271 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781118666753 1118666755 9781118672167 111867216X