Scientists document fate of deep hydrocarbon plumes in Gulf oil spill
Thursday, September 16, 2010 - 14:07
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of scientists led by UC Santa Barbara's David Valentine and Texas A&M University's John Kessler embarked on a research cruise with an urgent mission: determining the fate and impact of hydrocarbon gases escaping from a deep-water oil spill.