Assessing mobility and redistribution patterns of sand and oil agglomerates in the surf zone

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 200-209

  Dalyander, P Soupy ^a   Long, Joseph W ^a   Plant, Nathaniel G ^a   Thompson, David M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deepwater Horizon; Gulf of Mexico; Oil spill; Surf zone; Surface residual balls; Tarballs

Indexed keywords

ALONGSHORE FLOW; CALM CONDITIONS; DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILLS; DEEPWATER HORIZONS; GULF OF MEXICO; HEAVIER THAN WATERS; SURF ZONES; TARBALLS;

AGGLOMERATION; OIL SPILLS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

DEEP WATER; EXHUMATION; MARINE POLLUTION; MOBILITY; OIL SPILL; SAND; SURF ZONE;

ARTICLE; GULF OF MEXICO; OIL SPILL; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SAND; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SURFACE RESIDUAL BALL; TIDE; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

DEEPWATER HORIZON; GULF OF MEXICO; OIL SPILL; SURF ZONE; SURFACE RESIDUAL BALLS; TARBALLS;

ALABAMA; BAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84896400704     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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