Decrease in natural marine hydrocarbon seepage near Coal Oil Point, California, associated with offshore oil production
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Decrease in natural marine hydrocarbon seepage near Coal Oil Point, California, associated with offshore oil production
Prolific natural hydrocarbon seepage occurs offshore of Coal Oil Point in the Santa Barbara Channel, California. Within the water column above submarine vents, plumes of hydrocarbon gas bubbles act as acoustic scattering targets. Using 3.5 kHz sonar data, seep distribution offshore of Coal Oil Point was mapped for August 1996, July 1995, and July 1973. Comparison of the seep distributions over ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0091-7613
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<1047:dinmhs>2.3.co;2