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New statistical model to aid in prediction of oil, trash, and fish transport

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Ed Ryan

University of Miami scientists develop new statistical model to aid in prediction of oil, trash, and fish transport By Philippe Miron and Laura Bracken Offshore oil exploration, oil spill contingency Continue Reading →

Posted in GLAD, LASER, publications

An Ocean Oil Spill Science Legacy

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Ed Ryan

-June 8, 2016 An Ocean Oil Spill Science Legacy There have been two large scale oil spills over the past 4 decades in the Gulf of Mexico. The Ixtoc I Continue Reading →

Posted in GoMRI, LASER, Oil Spill

Have you seen our drifters?

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Ed Ryan

The LASER, GPS-equipped, biodegradable drifters have been washing up on the beaches of the Gulf coast over the last several weeks.  We have been contacted by wildlife officials, park rangers, Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, LASER | Tagged drifters

LASER recap and initial results

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Ed Ryan

The CARTHE team spent years planning for LASER (LAgrangian Submesoscale ExpeRiment), 1 month at sea, and will analyze and publish results for the next few years.  This was by far the Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, LASER

Reaching for the STARSS

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Ed Ryan

CARTHE’s mission is to study ocean currents in order to understand how oil and other material get transported. We do this in part by conducting large-scale field experiments. Our latest major Continue Reading →

Posted in Aerial photos, Experiments, LASER, STARSS

Homeward Bound

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Ed Ryan

Nathan Laxague Hello again, for the last time. The Masco VIII scientific party is back in Miami, safe and sound. Their work concluded after the final drifter deployment outlined in Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, LASER, Research vessels, Slider Posts

Fishing For Vortices

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Ed Ryan

Nathan Laxague Salutations, blog-readers. The truth is out there! The past several days have been a finishing-up of sorts. We finished assembling drifters. We finished the Aerostat drift-card imaging. We Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, LASER, Research vessels

Back in the Saddle

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Ed Ryan

Nathan Laxague Howdy, folks. The R/V F.G. Walton Smith and I have reunited in the so-called Port of Gulfport. Also back is the Masco VIII, and with it the components of our Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, LASER, Research vessels

Phase 2 Update, Bogucki Group

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Ed Ryan

Francis I have been aboard the R/V F.G. Walton smith now for 10 days.  It has been a wild experience for me and my team here from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.  Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, LASER, Research vessels

Phase Shift

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Ed Ryan

Nathan Laxague Ahoy, CARTHE blog devotees. Long days and spotty internet conspired to pinch the blog stream down to a trickle. Now that I’m back on land and flush with Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, LASER, Research vessels
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