Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Bottom Sediments and Depositional Processes: A Baseline for Future Oil Spills
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2020
Keywords
Sediments, Geochronology, Sedimentary processes
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org//10.1007/978-3-030-12963-7_5
Abstract
The deposition/accumulation of oil on the seafloor is heavily influenced by sediment/texture/composition and sedimentary processes/accumulation rates. The objective of this chapter is to provide a baseline of Gulf of Mexico sediment types and transport/depositional processes to help guide managers where oiled sediments may be expected to be deposited and potentially accumulate on the seafloor in the event of a future oil spill. Based solely on sediments/processes/accumulation rates, regions most vulnerable to oil deposition/accumulation include the deep eastern basin, followed by the western/southwestern basin, and north and west continental margins. The least vulnerable regions include the northwest Cuban shelf and the carbonate-dominated west Florida shelf and Campeche Bank. This is intended to be used as a general, “first cut” tool and does not consider local variations in sediments/processes.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Bottom Sediments and Depositional Processes: A Baseline for Future Oil Spills, in S. A. Murawski, C. H. Ainsworth, S. Gilbert, D. J. Hollander, C. B. Paris, M. Schlüter and D. L. Wetzel (Eds.), Scenarios and Responses to Future Deep Oil Spills: Fighting the Next War, Springer, p. 75-95
Scholar Commons Citation
Brooks, Gregg; Larson, Rebekka; Schwing, Patrick; Diercks, Arne R.; Armenteros, Maickel; Diaz-Asencio, Misael; Martínez-Suárez, Adrian; Sanchez-Cabeza, Joan-Albert; Ruiz-Fernández, Ana Carolina; Herguera, Juan Carlos; Pérez-Bernal, Libia H.; and Hollander, David, "Gulf of Mexico (GoM) Bottom Sediments and Depositional Processes: A Baseline for Future Oil Spills" (2020). C-IMAGE Publications. 142.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cimage_pubs/142
Comments
Data used in this book chapter are available for download.
Core Extrusion Bulk Density/Pore water, northern Gulf of Mexico, November 2010 to September 2016
Short-lived radioisotope geochronology from sediment cores collected during R/V Weatherbird II cruises in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2010-11-18 to 2016-09-09
Bulk Density/Porewater of sediment cores collected aboard R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-0517 in the Gulf of Mexico from 2017-05-11 to 2017-05-23
Sediment texture & composition data collected aboard R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-0517 in the Gulf of Mexico from 2017-05-11 to 2017-05-23
Short-lived radioisotope (SLRad) data collected aboard R/V Weatherbird II cruise WB-0517 in the Gulf of Mexico from 2017-05-11 to 2017-05-23
Characteristics and applications of circulation features north of Cuba, Southeastern Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida, 2011-2016
Trace metals in sediment cores collected during the R/V Justo Sierra cruise and coastal sampling in the southern Gulf of Mexico from 2015-07-31 to 2016-08-10