American Geophysical Union AMA: Hi Reddit, I’m Tamay ¨Ozg¨okmen, I explore what type of ocean currents brought the Deepwater Oil Spill from the bottom of the ocean to the pristine beaches along the Gulf of Mexico. Ask Me Anything!

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Hi Reddit!

I am Tamay Ozgokmen, Professor of Oceanography at the University of Miami (http://ift.tt/2dt8mMQ) and Director of CARTHE Research Consortium (http://carthe.org/). We have been investigating how the 2010 BP oil spill that originated from a small pipe one-mile-deep in the ocean got transported within the Gulf of Mexico. This is a large research effort supported by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (http://gomri.org/). Some of the results have been published in the Gulf Spill Special Section in the Journal of Geophysical Sciences, Oceans (http://ift.tt/2d2Xlnd). I look forward to discussing how much we ignore the deep mysterious ocean, even though it plays such a major role for our planet and humanity.

I will be back at 12 pm ET to answer your questions, Ask me anything!

">American Geophysical Union AMA: Hi Reddit, I’m Tamay ¨Ozg¨okmen, I explore what type of ocean currents brought the Deepwater Oil Spill from the bottom of the ocean to the pristine beaches along the Gulf of Mexico. Ask Me Anything!