News articles tagged with 'plume'
Study finds massive flux of gas, in addition to liquid oil, at BP well blowout in Gulf
— 13 Feb 2011 21:13 | EnvironmentA new University of Georgia study that is the first to examine comprehensively the magnitude of hydrocarbon gases released during the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil discharge…
First study of dispersants in Gulf spill suggests a prolonged deepwater fate
— 26 Jan 2011 18:22 | EnvironmentTo combat last year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, nearly 800,000 gallons of chemical dispersant were injected directly into the oil and gas flow coming out of the wellhead nearly one…
NASA-engineered collision spills new Moon secrets
— 23 Oct 2010 16:09 | AstronomyScientists led by Brown University are offering the first detailed explanation of the crater formed when a NASA rocket slammed into the Moon last fall and information about the composition…
Study affirms Gulf oil spill's vastness
— 24 Sep 2010 11:21 | EnvironmentBP's leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was conclusively sealed this week, but even now, questions remain about the amount of oil that actually came out of it. Initially after the…
Ultrashort laser ablation enables novel metal films
— 22 Sep 2010 09:10 | PhysicsLaser ablation is well known in medical applications like dermatology and dentistry, and for more than a decade it has been used to vaporise materials that are difficult to evaporate…
OU GeoChip technology plays critical role in Gulf of Mexico deepwater oil plume study
— 26 Aug 2010 19:49 | EnvironmentA University of Oklahoma technology - GeoChip - played a critical role in an intensive study of the dispersed oil plume that formed at a depth between 3,600 and 4,000 feet some 10 miles…
Study shows deepwater oil plume in Gulf degraded by microbes
— 25 Aug 2010 10:41 | EnvironmentIn the aftermath of the explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, a dispersed oil plume was formed at a depth between 3,600 and 4,000 feet and extending…
WHOI scientists map and confirm origin of large, underwater hydrocarbon plume in Gulf
— 20 Aug 2010 10:21 | EnvironmentScientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have detected a plume of hydrocarbons that is at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the…
Fires around Moscow: A satellite perspective
— 14 Aug 2010 08:15 | EnvironmentSpace scientists at the University of Leicester have released satellite images of vast plumes of smoke emanating from the peat bog fires which are currently sweeping across central…
Expedition to Mid-Cayman Rise identifies unusual variety of deep sea vents
— 21 Jul 2010 08:24 | EnvironmentThe first expedition to search for deep-sea hydrothermal vents along the Mid-Cayman Rise has turned up three distinct types of hydrothermal venting, reports an interdisciplinary team…