Influence of the oceanographic conditions during spring 2003 on the transport of the Prestige tanker fuel oil to the Galician coast

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 5-7, 2006, Pages 239-249

  Alvarez Salgado X A ^a   Herrera, J L ^b   Gago, J ^a   Otero, P ^b   Soriano, J A ^c   Pola, C G ^d   Garcia Soto C ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^e Marine Culture Units El Bocal   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian current; Iberian poleward current; PAHs; Prestige oil spill; Wind and density driven circulation

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FUEL OILS; OIL SPILLS; OIL TANKS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REMOTE SENSING;

IBERIAN CURRENT; IBERIAN POLEWARD CURRENT; PRESTIGE OIL SPILL; WIND AND DENSITY-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

FUEL OIL;

OCEANOGRAPHIC PHENOMENA; OIL SPILL; SURFACE WIND; TANKER SHIP;

ARTICLE; HYDROGRAPHY; METEOROLOGY; OCEAN CURRENT; OCEANOGRAPHY; OIL SPILL; SPAIN; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DISASTERS; FUEL OILS; HUMANS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEASONS; SEAWATER; SHIPS; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; IBERIAN BASIN; IBERIAN PENINSULA; RIAS BAJAS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33745032457     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.09.031     Document Type: Article

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