BP Oil Spill
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- Category:
- News
- Release Date:
- May 22, 2010
- Homepage:
- http://www.tangozulu.b...
- Publisher:
- Tangozulu R&D
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This app show the massive size of the spill and makes clear the extent of its reach.
The main screen shows the total amount of oil spilled in real time from the moment of explosion. Choose your own unit of measurement.
There are three estimates of spill rate to choose from. The first is from Purdue University’s Professor Werely, whose software estimates flow rate based on video of the leak. The second estimate is from SkyTruth.org, of WV. They estimate spill rates from radar and satellite recon images. The third is from NOAA, and while still officially accepted, is increasingly challenged as too conservative.
There is a second screen with a timeline of events before and after the explosion. A third screen compares the relative size of this spill with other notable oil spills. Both screens are accessed via buttons on the main screen. I will update this application to keep the information current. ...More
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