Observation of a Subsurface Oil-Rich Layer in the Open Ocean

A layer of water at a depth of 200 meters containing 3 to 12 milligrams per liter of oil was found during February and March 1978 over a distance of 800 nautical miles in the southwest North Atlantic and the eastern Caribbean. The geochemistry and carbon-14 activity of the oil shows it to be a weath...

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Main Authors: Harvey, George R., Requejo, Adolfo G., McGillivary, Philip A., Tokar, John M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1979
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North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.205.4410.999
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.205.4410.999 2024-06-09T07:48:07+00:00 Observation of a Subsurface Oil-Rich Layer in the Open Ocean Harvey, George R. Requejo, Adolfo G. McGillivary, Philip A. Tokar, John M. 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.205.4410.999 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.205.4410.999 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 205, issue 4410, page 999-1001 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1979 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.205.4410.999 2024-05-16T12:54:45Z A layer of water at a depth of 200 meters containing 3 to 12 milligrams per liter of oil was found during February and March 1978 over a distance of 800 nautical miles in the southwest North Atlantic and the eastern Caribbean. The geochemistry and carbon-14 activity of the oil shows it to be a weathered crude, probably from a submarine seep. Although the dimensions of the oily layer were not determined, conservative estimates indicate that more than I megaton could have been present. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 205 4410 999 1001
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description A layer of water at a depth of 200 meters containing 3 to 12 milligrams per liter of oil was found during February and March 1978 over a distance of 800 nautical miles in the southwest North Atlantic and the eastern Caribbean. The geochemistry and carbon-14 activity of the oil shows it to be a weathered crude, probably from a submarine seep. Although the dimensions of the oily layer were not determined, conservative estimates indicate that more than I megaton could have been present.
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author Harvey, George R.
Requejo, Adolfo G.
McGillivary, Philip A.
Tokar, John M.
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Requejo, Adolfo G.
McGillivary, Philip A.
Tokar, John M.
Observation of a Subsurface Oil-Rich Layer in the Open Ocean
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Tokar, John M.
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title_short Observation of a Subsurface Oil-Rich Layer in the Open Ocean
title_full Observation of a Subsurface Oil-Rich Layer in the Open Ocean
title_fullStr Observation of a Subsurface Oil-Rich Layer in the Open Ocean
title_full_unstemmed Observation of a Subsurface Oil-Rich Layer in the Open Ocean
title_sort observation of a subsurface oil-rich layer in the open ocean
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