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Science Synthesis Produces Books on Deepwater Horizon Findings and Oil Spill Scenarios
Posted on August 27, 2019The synthesis of information is highly sought after, as evident in increased popularity of on-line articles like “Top Takeaways From….” -
Study Explains How Oil Spills Can Initiate Harmful Algal Blooms
Posted on August 20, 2019Scientists conducted field and laboratory experiments using oil and Corexit dispersant to uncover the reasons harmful algal blooms, also known as Red Tides, can occur after an oil spill. -
Study Tests STARRS Imaging of Short-Lived Small-Scale Dispersion on Ocean’s Surface
Posted on August 15, 2019Researchers described field methods and observations using the Ship-Tethered Aerostat Remote Sensing System (STARSS) to better understand how buoyant material moves and disperses on the ocean’s surface. -
How Grad Student Lu Uses Statistics to Monitor Reef Fish Populations
Posted on August 13, 2019Authorities closed large portions of the Gulf of Mexico following Deepwater Horizon to minimize oil contamination of fish and seafood products. -
Study Provides New Way of Looking at Energy Exchange at the Air-Sea Boundary Layer
Posted on August 8, 2019Scientists assessed the dynamics of heat and momentum exchange between the ocean and atmosphere to better understand how these factors influence Gulf of Mexico circulation. -
Grad Student Pruzinsky Uses Morphological Patterns to ID Young Tuna for Population Assessments
Posted on August 6, 2019The Deepwater Horizon oil spill overlapped with the spawning activities of many ecologically and economically important tuna species. -
New Sea Grant Bulletin on Birds and Oil Spills
Posted on August 1, 2019The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative is pleased to announce a new Sea Grant publication that outlines what scientists have learned about how oil exposure affects birds. -
Study Finds Slick Oil has Greater Impact than Source Oil on Fish Development
Posted on July 30, 2019Scientists analyzed effects from non-weathered source oil (collected directly over the Deepwater Horizon wellhead) and weathered slick oil (collected from surface skimming) on the microRNAs of mahi-mahi embryos. -
Grad Student Aker Counts on Insects to Assess Marsh Health
Posted on July 25, 2019Estuarine marshes in coastal Louisiana face numerous threats such as sea-level rise, salt water intrusion, and contamination threats such as oil spills that can lead to marsh loss and changing habitats. -
Study Tracks Ocean Methane Dissolution with Environmental Data and Computer Models
Posted on July 23, 2019Scientists traced and analyzed methane bubbles as they ascended from a deep seafloor seep to the ocean’s surface and compared results to two computer models’ output to better understand methane dissolution processes.
