A global satellite survey of density plumes at river mouths and at other environments: Plume configurations, external controls, and implications for deep-water sedimentation

• Published in: Petroleum Exploration and Development
• Main Author: G SHANMUGAM
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: Petroleum refining. Petroleum products; TP690-692.5; Bering Sea; Greenland; Pacific; Indian; Argentina; Uruguay; Rhone; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1876-3804(18)30069-7; https://doaj.org/article/6ba3601a08e54c73a2c3e7f6cdbe696e

The U. S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has archived thousands of satellite images of density plumes in its online publishing outlet called ‘Earth Observatory’ since 1999. Although these images are in the public domain, there has not been any systematic compilation of configur...