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Chemical measurements confirm official estimate of Gulf oil spill rate

January 9, 2012

By combining detailed chemical measurements in the deep ocean, in the oil slick, and in the air, NOAA scientists and academic colleagues have independently estimated how fast gases and oil were leaking during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Aerial view of a wildfire from a research aircraft.

Air Quality

Chemical measurements confirm official estimate of Gulf oil spill rate

First-of-its-kind experiment illuminates wildfires in unprecedented detail

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Department of Energy to help NOAA’s Mauna Loa observatory go net-zero

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