[Coral-List] Oil Spills literature:GoM

[Tom]

Good background for surface oil spills
BUT
I think we will find this oil is different
It is native crude which hasn't been at atmospheric pressure 
At 5000psi and released to only 2000psi at the seafloor what happen 
Gas expansion = deep chilling of bottom water 
Changing gas comp on the wayup may stratifed separation in todifferent pres/temp marine zones 
Is all of it making it to the surface
So many differences from the normal of a tanker after all sort of things have been boiled off

Tom

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On May 8, 2010, at 10:52 PM, Gino Sabatini <ginosabatini at yahoo.com> wrote:



This month's Marine Science Review–371 has published a special edition: 
"Oil and oil spills: the Gulf of Mexico"

http://www.seaweb.org/resources/documents/MSR_371SpecialEdition-Oilandoilspills.pdf


Gino Sabatini
Biol Oceanographer, 
Consultant.




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