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5. Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Bottom Sediments and Depositional Processes: A Baseline for Future Oil Spills

verfasst von : Gregg R. Brooks, Rebekka A. Larson, Patrick T. Schwing, Arne R. Diercks, Maickel Armenteros, Misael Diaz-Asencio, Adrian Martínez-Suárez, Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza, Ana C. Ruiz-Fernandez, Juan Carlos Herguera, Libia H. Pérez-Bernal, David J. Hollander

Erschienen in: Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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The deposition/accumulation of oil on the seafloor is heavily influenced by sediment/texture/composition and sedimentary processes/accumulation rates. The objective of this chapter is to provide a baseline of Gulf of Mexico sediment types and transport/depositional processes to help guide managers where oiled sediments may be expected to be deposited and potentially accumulate on the seafloor in the event of a future oil spill. Based solely on sediments/processes/accumulation rates, regions most vulnerable to oil deposition/accumulation include the deep eastern basin, followed by the western/southwestern basin, and north and west continental margins. The least vulnerable regions include the northwest Cuban shelf and the carbonate-dominated west Florida shelf and Campeche Bank. This is intended to be used as a general, “first cut” tool and does not consider local variations in sediments/processes.

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Titel: Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Bottom Sediments and Depositional Processes: A Baseline for Future Oil Spills
verfasst von: Gregg R. Brooks
Rebekka A. Larson
Patrick T. Schwing
Arne R. Diercks
Maickel Armenteros
Misael Diaz-Asencio
Adrian Martínez-Suárez
Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza
Ana C. Ruiz-Fernandez
Juan Carlos Herguera
Libia H. Pérez-Bernal
David J. Hollander
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-12962-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-12963-7

Copyright-Jahr: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12963-7_5