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Now Available! Marine Technology Society Journal Special Oil Spill Issue
Posted on January 29, 2019The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is pleased to announce the Marine Technology Society Journal special issue, Advancing Oil Spill Technology: Beyond the Horizon (Volume 52, Number 6, November/December 2018). -
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). -
Grad Student Pearson Resolves Statistical Conflict in Submesoscale Ocean Processes
Posted on January 22, 2019Ocean models that utilize surface drifter data can provide oil spill responders with important information about the floating oil’s direction and speed as it moves along the ocean surface. -
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. -
Smithsonian Highlights Research on Oyster Resilience During Oil Spills
Posted on January 15, 2019The Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal published an article that describes how oysters (that filter up to 50 gallons of water a day) fare under hazardous environmental conditions. -
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. -
Texas A&M Honors Antonietta Quigg with Regents Professor Award
Posted on January 8, 2019The Gulf of Mexico Research initiative (GoMRI) congratulates Dr. Antonietta Quigg for her distinction of Regents Professor of Marine Biology and Oceanography at Texas A&M University. -
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). -
Grad Student Khursigara Examines How Oil Exposure Alters Fish Behavior
Posted on December 18, 2018Many fish that were exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil survived; however, they may have experienced later-in-life impacts that affected their ability to survive longer than fish that did not experience oil exposure.
