EFFECTS OF OIL UNDER SEA ICE

This paper describes laboratory research performed to determine the effects of crude and diesel oils on the porous substructure of Arctic sea ice. It includes a qualitative description of what occurs when oil is placed under the ice and an evaluation of some quantitative measurements made to determine the maximum extent to which crude oil can spread in an Arctic environment.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Fluid Dynamics Research Laboratory
  Cambridge, MA  United States 
• Authors:
  • Wolfe, L S
  • Hoult, D P
• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 39 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 72

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dispersers; Frigid regions; Oil spill cleanup
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Arctic environment; Oil dispersant evaluation; Oil ice interaction
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046601
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1973 12:00AM