• DocumentCode
    559183
  • Title

    Portugal, science and resources in the last frontier

  • Author

    Barriga, Fernando J A S ; Pascoal, António ; Santos, Ricardo S. ; Relvas, Jorge M R S

  • Author_Institution
    Centro de Recursos Minerais, Miner. e Cristalografia, Fac. Cienc. Univ. Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    19-22 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Portugal holds jurisdiction, and exclusive economic rights, over a very large area of the seabed. One of the main national objectives, at the present time, is to increase the rather limited knowledge that exists on the resources that may be contained herein.
  • Keywords
    hydrocarbon reservoirs; minerals; oceanographic regions; seafloor phenomena; Portugal; exclusive economic rights; hydrocarbon sources; marine environment protection; minerals; seabed exploration; seafloor ecosystem; sulphide deposits; Biosphere; Companies; Economics; Hydrocarbons; Rocks; Sea floor; Underwater vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Waikoloa, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1427-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6106975