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
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