Understanding the next oil spill
Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment
June 1, 2017 (NASA/JPL) Technology To Benefit Weather and Climate Studies, Maritime Uses Ocean currents and winds form an endless feedback loop: winds blow over the ocean’s surface, creating currents there. At the same time, the hot or cold water in these currents influences the wind’s speed. This delicate dance is crucial to understanding Earth’s […]
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May 25, 2017 (GoMRI) The Deepwater Horizon event highlighted the need for more economical and ecofriendly methods to accurately track and study ocean currents. Scientists with the Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment II (CARTHE II) spent two years testing different structures and materials to develop a practical, cost-efficient, and […]
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(GoMRI) May 4, 2017 Scientists used GPS data collected from ocean drifters during Hurricane Isaac with a coupled atmosphere-wave-ocean model to better understand how hurricanes affect upper ocean circulation. The researchers found that hurricane-induced Stokes drift (wind-wave-driven water mass transport) created a cyclonic rotational flow to the storm’s left and an anticyclonic rotational flow to […]
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