Abstract
The results of model calculations of the spatial distribution of background concentrations of dissolved petroleum hydrocarbons (PH) entering the Baltic Sea from illegal discharges of oily waste from vessels of different types and purposes (including tankers) are presented, taking into account advection, destruction, evaporation and deposition of PH. Remote sensing data (satellite radiometry and altimetry) were used as initial information on sea surface temperature and surface current velocities. The value of the PH was calculated on the basis of expert assessments and the spatial distribution of oil spills recorded in the Baltic Sea as a result of aeronautical and satellite monitoring. The proposed approach allows not only to model the spatial distribution of background concentrations of PH, but also to assess the impact of this type of anthropogenic pollution of the Baltic Sea on the ecological situation of the sea as a whole and its coastal waters
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