Why Sunlight Matters for Marine Oil Spills
Author(s) -
Collin P. Ward,
Christopher M. Reddy,
Edward B. Overton
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo143427
Subject(s) - deepwater horizon , oil spill , sunlight , environmental science , petroleum , petroleum engineering , oceanography , astrobiology , environmental engineering , geology , biology , physics , paleontology , astronomy
A decade of research since the Deepwater Horizon disaster has revealed how sunlight—its importance long understated in oil spill science—substantially alters petroleum floating at the sea surface.
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