Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and spiral vortex

ZHENG Quanan; ZHAO Qing; Nan Walker; LI Chunyan

doi:10.1007/s13131-010-0054-7

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ZHENG Quanan, ZHAO Qing, Nan Walker, LI Chunyan. Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and spiral vortex[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2010, (4): 1-2. doi: 10.1007/s13131-010-0054-7

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ZHENG Quanan, ZHAO Qing, Nan Walker, LI Chunyan. Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and spiral vortex[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2010, (4): 1-2. doi: 10.1007/s13131-010-0054-7

ZHENG Quanan, ZHAO Qing, Nan Walker, LI Chunyan. Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and spiral vortex[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2010, (4): 1-2. doi: 10.1007/s13131-010-0054-7

Citation:

ZHENG Quanan, ZHAO Qing, Nan Walker, LI Chunyan. Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and spiral vortex[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2010, (4): 1-2. doi: 10.1007/s13131-010-0054-7

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Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and spiral vortex

doi: 10.1007/s13131-010-0054-7

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Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, USA
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The College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, China
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Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, USA

Abstract

Abstract

Drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, leased by BP PLC from Transocean Ltd., exploded and caught on fire on April 20, 2010. The drilling location is at some 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the coast of Louisiana, USA.

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