tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post4343241625406556395..comments2024-02-15T13:20:14.813-06:00Comments on Gordon's Notes: Deepwater Horizon spill and the gulfJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-77680265925717598742010-06-29T13:37:11.398-05:002010-06-29T13:37:11.398-05:00So many unknown variables.
Oil doesn't always...So many unknown variables.<br /><br />Oil doesn't always float. Oil is compressible and at some point under pressure it no longer floats. <br /><br />Also, quantities are misleading. It doesn't take much DDT to kill a pond. So the biological impact of the oil on the gulf is not merely the mechanical amount.Steven Popkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370968065373235665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-36639383790996321412010-06-20T11:37:53.469-05:002010-06-20T11:37:53.469-05:00In the gulf much (most?) of oil seems to be moving...In the gulf much (most?) of oil seems to be moving in vast streams through the depths, so it is not behaving as an oil spilt from a floating ship.<br /><br />I would like to see some real analysis though.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-32697064811884673932010-06-20T02:30:00.426-05:002010-06-20T02:30:00.426-05:00But oil floats.
And the gulf is deeper than it is ...But oil floats.<br />And the gulf is deeper than it is wide, but your bathtub is wider than it is deep. <br />Correct me if I'm wrong, but you need to be looking at the surface area, not the total water volume right?Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705840514026220819noreply@blogger.com