Frontal Eddy Dynamics (FRED) experiment off North Carolina: Volume 2. Technical report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6007946
In preparation for oil and gas lease sales on the outer continental shelf offshore of North Carolina, the Minerals Management Service was requested to investigate the potential transport and impacts of oil spilled offshore. Of particular concern is estimating the movement of spilled oil, especially the probability of shoreward transport and/or beaching of the floatable fraction. Although the speed and location of the Gulf Stream are well known, knowledge of the meanders of the Gulf Stream is limited. How the circulatory structure and movement of associated frontal eddies and filaments affect the North Carolina coastal waters is not clear. This present study investigates the interactions of these circulatory elements and follows the evolution of frontal eddies as they migrate along the North Carolina coast.
- Research Organization:
- Evans-Hamilton, Inc., Seattle, WA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6007946
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-186944/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AERIAL SURVEYING
ATLANTIC OCEAN
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
CONTINENTAL SHELF
CURRENTS
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRILLING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
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GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
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NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
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WATER POLLUTION
020900* -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
03 NATURAL GAS
030800 -- Natural Gas-- Environmental Aspects
AERIAL SURVEYING
ATLANTIC OCEAN
CONTINENTAL MARGIN
CONTINENTAL SHELF
CURRENTS
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRILLING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FEDERAL REGION IV
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GULF STREAM
MASS TRANSFER
MINERAL RESOURCES
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH CAROLINA
OFFSHORE DRILLING
OIL SPILLS
PETROLEUM DEPOSITS
POLLUTION
PROGRESS REPORT
RESOURCES
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
USA
WATER CURRENTS
WATER POLLUTION