Animation of the oil spreading in the Gulf

[BeFree]

http://ocg6.marine.usf.edu/~zheng/research/Oilspill/index.html

This is a forecast of where the oil is headed over the next few days.

One for the bookmarks, I'd say.

[BeFree]

1. Computer glitch...

..didn't make it to the latest page or to my DU, so one little kick here.

Oh, btw, java needs to be turned on for the animation to play.

[Auggie]

2. Incredible graphic

[marions ghost]

3. more arms of the amoeba...

x(

And how many "plumes" that are below the surface?

[amborin]

4. finally: 1 month later & finally under pressure, BP releases live video of spill:

"The decision came only hours after a hearing in Congress in which BP was accused of withholding data from the ocean floor, and blocking efforts by independent scientists to come up with estimates for the amount of crude spewing into the Gulf each day.
Ed Markey, who presided over the hearing, said BP would post the footage on the website of his house subcommitte on energy independence and global warming as early as last night. This morning it was still not live.

The footage could help defuse rising anger at BP from scientists and news organisations at the oil company's reluctance even to discuss the size of the spill. BP has refused to share data gathered by cameras on its submersible robots. Its officials have also insisted repeatedly that it is impossible to determine the size of the spill.
The lack of disclosure put BP under fire yesterday.
"Oil has been spewing into the ocean for 30 days yet the true extent of this spill remains a mystery," an angry Markey told the hearing yesterday. "BP thinks this is their ocean so they should control information about the spill."

The Obama administration too was criticised for sticking to its early estimates of 5,000 barrels a day — a much lower estimate than those produced by independent scientists."

video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlPPFcy-3Vo&feature=player_embedded

[BeFree]

5. 'nudder kick

[BeFree]

10. one more k for the evening folks

[intheflow]

6. Just want to point out this graphic refers to surface oil only.

It doesn't represent what may be happening in the currents out of sight view.

[BeFree]

8. Yes, thanks

It is just the surficial/visible oil.

I hear that the USF is sending a boat into the gulf to measure the subsurface oils. I hope they have some brave leaders back on land that will allow the science to be known.

[BeFree]

11. On second thought

..this map is of the currents in the gulf at and below the surface.
So it follows that the emulsified concoction is also following the currents.
This map is a good indicator of what we can't see, too. Maybe the best we have.

[chill_wind]

7. Thanks for finding and posting. K & R. n/t

[nashville_brook]

9. if there's a DU collection of Gulf oil resources -- this needs to go in