Technological advances for ocean surface measurements by theconsortiumfor advanced research on transport of hydrocarbons in the environment (CARTHE)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2018

Abstract

Formed in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon event, the largest accidental marine oil spill, the Consortiumfor Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbons in the Environment (CARTHE) focused on understanding the physical processes controlling the transport of material from a deep blowout all the way to the coast. Even though CARTHE was initially a modeling-oriented team, it progressively became more focused on observations in order to collect the data needed for model evaluation. A number of new technological advances needed to be made to collect the necessary data. This article reviews most of these, with special focus on surface sampling, where much of the oil is located during oil spills, as well as the measurement of near-field droplet size distribution.

Identifier

85064109333 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Marine Technology Society Journal

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.4031/MTSJ.52.6.11

e-ISSN

19481209

ISSN

00253324

First Page

71

Last Page

76

Issue

6

Volume

52

Fund Ref

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

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