Dispersion Research on Oil: Physics and Plankton Studies (DROPPS)
Implementing Organization
University of Texas at Austin
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$6,770,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Funding Program
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative GoMRI Grant Program
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Physical Aspects Research
Targeted Resources
Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Project Description
This consortium brings together complementing experts from seven institutions in order to investigate and model several key processes involved with the dispersion of oil spills and interactions of oil with marine organisms. The experimental and numerical studies will be performed at varying scales and levels of complexity, from bench-top studies that characterize specific phenomena to meso-scale experiments that are essential for mimicking realistic physical and biological conditions.
Contact
Edward J. Buskey361-749-6794
ed.buskey@utexas.edu
Project Website
None
dropps.utmsi.utexas.edu/