A Synthesis Review of Emissions and Fates for the Coal Oil Point Marine Hydrocarbon Seep Field and California Marine Seepage

Figure 7

Schematic of important early oil slick processes on timescales of up to a few days. Oil image derived from the Airborne Visual Infrared Imaging Spectrometer of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Wind and current directions are approximate based on the spatial pattern of the oil slicks. Adapted from Leifer et al. [90].