Understanding the next oil spill
Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment
Researchers are deploying drones and sensors off the Florida coast to predict the impact of the next Deepwater Horizon. More than three-and-half years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster spewed millions of gallons of petroleum into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are launching drones and ocean-going sensor arrays off the Florida coast in an effort to […]
read articleThree-week SCOPE Experiment will use state-of-the-art instruments to study ocean currents within the surf zone MIAMI – (Dec. 2, 2013) – A University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmsopheric Science-led study to understand the path of oil or other pollutants in coastal areas begins offshore of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida today. During […]
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Nothing like real world application to illustrate what a book cannot demonstrate.”—Tiffany Warner, Louisiana State University and CWC In the early morning hours on Monday July 23rd the Hercules 252 rig blew out, spewing a mixture of gas, condensate, and possibly other hydrocarbons into the water and air. In four days, senior scientists – members […]
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