Marine Science Faculty Publications
Closing the Knowledge Gap for Ultra Deep Blowouts: Foci of the C-IMAGE Research Consortium
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Keywords
Deepwater Horizon, Ixtoc 1, marine oil spills, ultra-deep
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.52.6.13
Abstract
The Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE) is a research consortium of 19 U.S. and international partners focused on examining the effects of oil spills on marine environments. Through its continued funding from GoMRI, our researchers have developed innovative methodologies and technologies to examine the near and far field nature of deep blowouts with their unique physicochemical properties. Laboratory studies at our high-pressure facilities have mimicked the release of gas saturated oil under deep sea initial conditions and provided data critical for oil transport models. The results from these far-field transport models are used to inform the extensive field effort to examine the short- and long-term impact of marine oil spills on the environment.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Marine Technology Society Journal, v. 52, no. 6, p. 77-80
Scholar Commons Citation
Murawski, Steven and Gilbert, Gilbert, "Closing the Knowledge Gap for Ultra Deep Blowouts: Foci of the C-IMAGE Research Consortium" (2018). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 638.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/638
