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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

The 2019 northeast Brazil oil spill: scenarios

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PAULO NOBRE [1] ; ANGELO T. LEMOS [2] ; EMANUEL GIAROLLA [3] ; ROSIO CAMAYO [4] ; LAERCIO NAMIKAWA [5] ; MILTON KAMPEL [6] ; NATÁLIA RUDORFF [7] ; DIEGO X. BEZERRA [8] ; JOÃO LORENZZETTI [9] ; JORGE GOMES [10] ; MANOEL B. DA SILVA JR [11] ; CARLA P.M. LAGE [12] ; RAFAEL L. PAES [13] ; CARLOS BEISL [14] ; MÁRCIO M. LOBÃO [15] ; PEDRO A. BIGNELLI [16] ; NAJLA DE MOURA [17] ; WOUGRAN S. GALVÃO [18] ; PAULO S. POLITO [19]
Total Authors: 19
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[1] Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) - Brasil
[2] Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (UFSB) - Brasil
[3] Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) - Brasil
[4] Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) - Brasil
[5] Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) - Brasil
[6] Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) - Brasil
[7] Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) - Brasil
[8] Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) - Brasil
[9] Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) - Brasil
[10] Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) - Brasil
[11] Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) - Brasil
[12] Diretoria de Gestão de Programas da Marinha (DgePM) - Brasil
[13] Instituto de Estudos Avançados (IEAv) - Brasil
[14] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) - Brasil
[15] Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira (IEAPM) - Brasil
[16] Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA). SCEN Trecho 2 - Brasil
[17] Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA). SCEN Trecho 2 - Brasil
[18] Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (IBAMA). SCEN Trecho 2 - Brasil
[19] Universidade de São Paulo (USP) - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 19
Document type: Journal article
Source: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências; v. 94, 2022-09-02.
Abstract

Abstract During the last quarter of 2019, the beaches, mangroves, and estuaries of Northeast Brazil received an unprecedented volume of crude oil from the sea, which became the worst environmental disaster ever to reach the Brazilian coast. The oil, having reached the shores completely unnoticed, left both society and government agents completely clueless on (i) where the oil was coming from; (ii) how much oil was still in the ocean to reach the shorelines; and (iii) which beaches were going to be affected next! By exploring remote sensing data and ocean numerical modeling, along with oil dispersion chemistry on sea water, this study investigates the possible origin and path of the spill and whether it could have been detected from space. The oil dispersion modeling simulations performed for this investigation revealed a possible region and timing of the oil spill, also indicating the likelihood of it being advected toward the shoreline under the ocean surface. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/50848-9 - INCT 2014: INCT for Climate Change
Grantee:Jose Antonio Marengo Orsini
Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - Thematic Grants