Observation of the Penglai 19-3 oil leak and its impact on the sea area ecosystem.

In this paper, we use ENVISAT ASAR data and the Estuary, Coastal and Ocean Model to analyze and compare characteristics of the Penglai 19-3 oil leak. The oil slicks have spread from the point of the oil spill to the east or north-western Bohai Sea. We make a comparison between the changes caused by the oil spill on the chlorophyll concentration and the sea surface temperature using MODIS data, which can be used to analyze the effect of the oil spill on the Bohai Sea ecosystem. We found that the Penglai 19-3 oil spill caused abnormal chlorophyll concentration distributions and caused red tide nearby area of oil spill in the Bohai Sea. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]