The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) community congratulates two of its own Dr. Allan Clarke and Dr. Jeffery Chanton on their selection as American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellows.
It’s a catchy name. But, Marsh Madness rarely starts in March (as implied by the NCAA basketball playoffs reference) and the scientists are not crazy-mad, just crazy-busy.
A team of university, NOAA, Naval Research Lab (NRL), and Naval Oceanographic Office researchers reviewed four evaluations of the ocean forecast system American Seas (AMSEAS) which was used during the 2010 spill to simulate oil trajectory.
Scientists used models, lab experiments, and observations from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to evaluate the importance of variables in oil transport and fate models, particularly those influencing underwater plume development.
Scientists used a novel fingerprinting technique to identify the source of oil sheens that appeared in late 2012 near the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Fragile. Compromised. Disappearing. These words pop up frequently when describing the condition of Louisiana’s valuable wetlands. So how do researchers studying the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coastal Louisiana collect the data they need?
Publications
Study Tests New Imaging Instrument for Night Detection of Oil
DEEPEND Scientist Discovers New Fish Species
Dr. Tracy Sutton recently identified a previously undiscovered species of Ceratioid anglerfish in the northern Gulf of Mexico and is now using the three female specimens to formally describe the species.
ADDOMEx Photo-Degradation Experiments
Check out the imagery to see some of the technology and methods researchers use to analyze the photo-degradation of oil.
Get to Know CWC Researcher Jensen
This Scientist Spotlight release explores the background, interests, and research of Dr. Olaf Jensen, a CWC and CWC-II Co-Principle Investigator.
RECOVER Releases Preview Drone Clip
The short, drone-collected footage from the consortia’s recent broodstock capture trip shows scientists transporting captured Mahi to their new tanks on land.
ECOGIG Student Awarded O'Brien Graduate Fellowship
Samira Daneshgar Asl is the 2015 recipient of the fellowship and was recognized for her academic achievements and research combining physical oceanography with remote sensing to investigate ocean oil. Congratulations, Samira!
ACER Launches Consortia Website
You can now visit the ACER website to keep up with their research and activities investigating the influence of biodiversity on ecosystems’ ability to resist and recover from disturbances such as oil spills.
CARTHE Teams Up with Students to Build Drifters
Researchers and students from the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s IMPACT Program took part in a drifter-building session in anticipation of CARTHE’s up-coming LASER experiment.
