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Provedor de dados: | 5
País: | France
Título: | Effect of coastal processes on the distribution and persistence of oil spilled by the Amoco-Cadiz - Preliminary conclusions
Autores: | D'Ozouville, Laurent; Gundlach, E.r.; Hayes, M.o.
Data: | 1978
Ano: | 1978
Palavras-chave: | Pollution Hydrocarbures; Géomorphologie côtière; Processus côtiers; Oil spill; Coastal geomorphology; Coastal processes.
Resumo: | The section of North Brittany contaminated by the "AMOCO-CADIZ" oil spill (17 March 1978) is a low-lying ria coastline dominated by dynamic processes favorable for the rapid dispersion of the oil. Aerial and ground surveys were made of the impacted area on 19 March - 2 April and 20 - 28 April 1978, to detail the distribution and persistence of oil along the shoreline. Oil deposition on the shoreline was primarily controlled by local geomorphology (e.g. rocky headlands, tombolos, crenulate bays, etc..) and wind-driven currents. Our results indicate that approximately 62.000 tons of oil was spread along 123 km of coastline and offshore rocks at the time of our first study. During the second study period, oil was distributed along 375 km of shoreline and offshore rocks due to a shift in wind direction. However, the calculated quantity of oil was reduced by 857- to 9,200 tons. This study supports a previously developed oil spill vulnerability index which classifies shorelines on a scale of 1-10 as to the potential longevity of oil after an oil spill.
Tipo: | Text
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00306/41720/40931.pdf

http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00306/41720/

Editor: | Publications du Centre National pour l'Exploitation des Océans (CNEXO). Série : Actes de colloques, n° 6, 1978, pp. 69-96
Formato: | application/pdf

Fonte:

Centre National pour l’Exploitation des Océan, 1978

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