Below are documents and charts related to the oil spill and its impact compiled by Southern Miss faculty.
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Dr. David L. Butler, associate professor and director of the International Development Program at The University of Southern Mississippi has released a white paper titled "Economic Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on South Mississippi: Initial Findings on Employment." The paper is co-authored by Dr. Ward Sayre, assistant professor and assistant director of the International Development Program. |
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Dr. David L. Butler, associate professor and director of the International Development Program at The University of Southern Mississippi has released a white paper titled "Economic Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on South Mississippi: Initial Findings on Tax Revenue." The paper is co-authored by Dr. Ward Sayre, assistant professor and assistant director of the International Development Program. |
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Dr. David L. Butler, associate professor and director of the International Development Program at The University of Southern Mississippi has released a white paper titled "Economic Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on South Mississippi: Initial Findings on Revenue." The paper is co-authored by Dr. Ward Sayre, assistant professor and assistant director of the International Development Program. |
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This is a synthetic aperture radar image from the European Space Agency that shows effects of the oil extending south in a tendril (this is the feature that has raised concern about entrainment into the Loop Current) and movement of oil to the west around the birdfoot delta. [7 mb JPEG] |
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This PDF documents the sampling locations used by the research team onboard the research vessel Pelican during their first expedition. It not only details the latitude, longitude and water depth at which samples were taken, it also describes the type of equipment used to collect the sample, its bearing to Ground Zero (the Deepwater Horizon explosion site), and whether and what type of oil was present. This particular PDF report covers days May 5-15, 2010. |
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This PDF documents the sampling locations used by the research team onboard the research vessel Pelican during their first expedition. It not only details the latitude, longitude and water depth at which samples were taken, it also describes the type of equipment used to collect the sample, its bearing to Ground Zero (the Deepwater Horizon explosion site), and whether and what type of oil was present. This particular PDF report covers days May 5-8, 2010. |
