Simulating the migration of drifters deployed in the Bay of Biscay, during the Prestige crisis

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 475-482

  Caballero, A ^a   Espino, M ^b   Sagarminaga, Y ^a   Ferrer, L ^a   Uriarte, A ^a   Gonzalez M ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Drifters; North Atlantic; Ocean circulation; Oil slicks; Prestige; Remote sensing; Surface currents

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL TANKERS; REMOTE SENSING;

DRIFTING BUOYS; OCEAN CIRCULATION; OIL SLICKS; SURFACE CURRENTS;

OIL SPILLS;

CIRCULATION MODELING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIGRATION; OIL POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; REMOTE SENSING; SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; METEOROLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OIL SPILL; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUEL OILS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; SHIPS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 40849137945     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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