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Study Reveals Corals’ Cellular Response to Oil and Dispersant Exposure
Posted on March 5, 2019Scientists used next-generation sequencing to analyze deep-sea corals following the Deepwater Horizon incident. -
Study Estimates Larger-than-Expected Oil Footprint Near the Damaged Taylor Energy Platform
Posted on February 26, 2019Researchers analyzed remote sensing imagery to assess oil slicks near the Taylor Energy platform, which was damaged by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, and determined how environmental conditions affected the slicks’ distributions. -
Study Finds Low Salinity May Mitigate Oil and Dispersant Effects on Oysters
Posted on February 5, 2019Researchers conducted mesocosm experiments that examined how juvenile eastern oysters respond to salinity variations in the presence of oil and dispersed oil. -
Ten-Year Assessment Study Finds Increased Vulnerability of Deep Sea Fishes to Oil Exposure
Posted on February 1, 2019Scientists completed the first time-series study (2007-2016) of Gulf of Mexico deep-sea fishes and their exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) following Deepwater Horizon. -
Study Develops Algorithm to Detect Surface Oil and Estimate Thickness
Posted on January 30, 2019Scientists analyzed spectral images of surface oil slicks and proposed a new method to determine oil distribution and thickness when high resolution imagery is not available. -
Study Identifies Positive Influencers on Marsh Infauna Recovery after Oiling
Posted on January 24, 2019Scientists completed a regionally comprehensive analysis of impacts and recovery from Deepwater Horizon oiling in Louisiana’s Barataria Bay sediment-dwelling infaunal community (microalgae and small multi-cellular animals). -
Study Simulates How Large and Small Circulations Influence Sinking Marine Particles
Posted on January 17, 2019Scientists used 3D regional ocean model simulations and sediment trap data to investigate how large (mesoscale) and small (submesoscale) circulations affect the transport of sinking particles, or marine snow, in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Small-scale convergence and divergence processes (a few kilometers) and cross-shore transport of riverine inputs induced by mesoscale eddies significantly influenced the speed and trajectory of sinking particles in offshore waters. -
Study Simulates Effectiveness of Chemical Dispersant Applications
Posted on January 10, 2019Scientists developed a modeling framework that includes small-scale fluid dynamics to investigate how dispersant application during Deepwater Horizon may have affected oil biodegradation and the environment. -
Study Develops Oil Spill Outflow Calculator for Improved Oil Spill Forecasts
Posted on January 3, 2019Researchers combined detailed observations, laboratory experiments, and existing numerical models to develop the Texas A&M Oil Spill (Outflow) Calculator (TAMOC) and improve predictions of subsea oil and gas plume dynamics. -
Study Detects Drifter Drogue Loss and Produces More Accurate Surface Ocean Transport Data
Posted on December 20, 2018Scientists developed a two-stage algorithm that identified the status of drogues attached to ocean drifters deployed during the Lagrangian Submesoscale Experiment (LASER).
