Marine snow formation in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

The large marine snow formation event observed in oil-contaminated surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) after the Deepwater Horizon accident possibly played a key role in the fate of the surface oil. We characterized the unusually large and mucus-rich marine snow that formed and conducted roll...

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Main Authors: U Passow, K Ziervogel, V Asper, A Diercks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/035301