Pathfinder
Editor, Senior Moderator
NEW ORLEANS — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Office of
Subsurface Oil
DATE: July 23, 2010 10:08:52 CST
Second Federal Analysis Gives Further Clues about Location and Movement of Subsurface Oil
Science and Technology Policy today released its second peer-reviewed, analytical summary report about subsurface oil monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico. The report contains preliminary data collected at 227 sampling stations extending from one to 52 kilometers from the Deepwater Horizon/BP wellhead. Data shows movement of subsurface oil is consistent with ocean currents and that concentrations continue to be more diffuse as you move away from the source of the leak. This confirms the findings of the previous report.
The report comes from the Joint Analysis Group (JAG), which is comprised of the afore mentioned agencies and was established to facilitate cooperation and coordination among the best scientific minds across the government and provide a coordinated analysis of information related to subsea monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico.
The JAG report contains data analysis of fluorometric measurements and comments on the methods used to monitor dissolved oxygen levels. Data were collected on the R/V Brooks McCall, R/V Ocean Veritas, R/V Walton Smith, NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson andNOAA Ship Gordon Gunter between May 19 and June 19, 2010. The fluorometric data provide additional information on the likely presence of sub-surface oil and its location in the water column. The report indicates that subsurface oil concentrations are highest near the wellhead and become more diffuse farther away from the source.
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On the Web:
Joint Analysis Group: http://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/JAG
NOAA Science Missions, Data: http://www.noaa.gov/sciencemissions/bpoilspill.html
http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/819511/
Subsurface Oil
DATE: July 23, 2010 10:08:52 CST
Second Federal Analysis Gives Further Clues about Location and Movement of Subsurface Oil
Science and Technology Policy today released its second peer-reviewed, analytical summary report about subsurface oil monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico. The report contains preliminary data collected at 227 sampling stations extending from one to 52 kilometers from the Deepwater Horizon/BP wellhead. Data shows movement of subsurface oil is consistent with ocean currents and that concentrations continue to be more diffuse as you move away from the source of the leak. This confirms the findings of the previous report.
The report comes from the Joint Analysis Group (JAG), which is comprised of the afore mentioned agencies and was established to facilitate cooperation and coordination among the best scientific minds across the government and provide a coordinated analysis of information related to subsea monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico.
The JAG report contains data analysis of fluorometric measurements and comments on the methods used to monitor dissolved oxygen levels. Data were collected on the R/V Brooks McCall, R/V Ocean Veritas, R/V Walton Smith, NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson andNOAA Ship Gordon Gunter between May 19 and June 19, 2010. The fluorometric data provide additional information on the likely presence of sub-surface oil and its location in the water column. The report indicates that subsurface oil concentrations are highest near the wellhead and become more diffuse farther away from the source.
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On the Web:
Joint Analysis Group: http://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/JAG
NOAA Science Missions, Data: http://www.noaa.gov/sciencemissions/bpoilspill.html
http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/819511/