Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and spiral vortex

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. The rig sank on April 22. Since then, oil has been pouring into the G...

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Published in:Acta oceanologica Sinica 2010-07, Vol.29 (4), p.1-2
Main Authors: Zheng, Quanan, Zhao, Qing, Nan, Walker, Li, Chunyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climatology
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Engineering Fluid Dynamics
Environmental Chemistry
Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Oceanography
Oil spills
PLC
Space telescopes
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墨西哥海湾
螺旋涡
路易斯安那州
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Summary: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. The rig sank on April 22. Since then, oil has been pouring into the Gulf from the blown-out undersea well.
ISSN:0253-505X
1869-1099
DOI:10.1007/s13131-010-0044-9