A Field Guide for Arctic Oil Spill Behavior.

Abstract

A Field Guide for Oil Spill Behavior was developed to provide the On-Scene Coordinator with the spill behavior information needed to assess whether timely and adequate containment and removal actions are taken. The field guide describes arctic ice conditions, the physical properties of oil as it weathers, oil spill behavior in cold water and ice conditions, and spill retention potential for the Alaskan shore line. The guide then uses six spill scenarios to show the user how to apply spill behavior information to solve real world problems. Addition keywords: Beaufort Sea, Oil weathering blowouts, Evaporation, Viscosity, Density, Solubility, Dispersions, Combustibility, Emulsification, Biodegradation, Oxidation, Shores, and Interactions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA151064

Entities

People

  • R. Schulze

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Drops
  • Environment
  • Fuel Oils
  • Gases
  • Geography
  • Heat Energy
  • Materials Science
  • Petroleum
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design