Study Detects Drifter Drogue Loss and Produces More Accurate Surface Ocean Transport Data
December 20, 2018
DECEMBER 20, 2018 Scientists developed a two-stage algorithm that identified the status of drogues attached to ocean drifters deployed during the Lagrangian Submesoscale Experiment (LASER). The LASER field study was hampered by bad weather conditions resulting in 40% of drifters losing their drogues, which caused them to move differently than drifters with drogues. The first […]
read articleStudy Is First to Examine How Oil and Gas Tumbling Inside Pipe Affects Released Oil Estimations
October 17, 2018
October 17, 2018 Scientists analyzed visual observations and computer simulations of the Deepwater Horizon oil flow to better understand the characteristics of an uncontrolled pipeline flow and how they affect the amount of oil discharge and droplet size distribution, which are critical for effective response decisions. The study suggests that spill’s plume was likely not […]
read articleStudy Documents How Riverine Fronts Influence Oil Transport Pathways
September 11, 2018
September 11, 2018 Scientists used drifters, drones, satellite imagery, and air/water measurements to investigate how local and regional ocean processes in the Gulf of Mexico influence where surface oil from the leaking Taylor Energy Site travels. The multiplatform observations documented three distinct transport pathways created by fronts, which developed from strong density differences between brackish […]
read articleStudy Describes Design and Testing of an Effective Biodegradable Ocean Drifter
July 10, 2018
July 10, 2018 Study author Guillaume Novelli deploys the eco-friendly CARTHE drifters, which are designed to measure shallow-depth surface currents. Scientists detailed how they designed and tested an ocean drifter that tracks and measures shallow-depth (0.60 m) surface currents. The final version, called the CARTHE drifter, is made from a polymer produced by bacteria fed […]
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