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]

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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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências; v. 94, 2022-09-02.

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/50848-9 - INCT 2014: INCT para Mudanças Climáticas (INCT-MC)
• Beneficiário: Jose Antonio Marengo Orsini
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Programa de Pesquisa sobre Mudanças Climáticas Globais - Temático