24-01-2015 02:17 via alaskapublic.org

ARCTREX Tests Arctic Oil Spill Tracking Techniques

Offshore oil and gas exploration has become increasingly prominent over the past several years. But, questions remain about how effective response efforts would be if there's an oil spill. Last fall, scientists began tackling one piece of the puzzle -- tracking how spilled oil would move and spread in the Arctic Ocean.
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