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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Laura Spencer

Texas A&M University

Department of Oceanography

3146 TAMU
Eller O&M Building
College Station, TX 77843

lauraspencer@tamu.edu

Project List:

Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response Consortium (GISR)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: GoMRI Scholar, Graduate Student - Master's Level

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3
2016
Ledwell, J. R., He, R., Xue, Z., DiMarco, S. F., Spencer, L. J., & Chapman, P. (2016). Dispersion of a tracer in the deep Gulf of Mexico. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(2), 1110–1132.
Spencer, L. J., DiMarco, S. F., Wang, Z., Kuehl, J. J., & Brooks, D. A. (2016). Asymmetric oceanic response to a hurricane: Deep water observations during Hurricane Isaac: ASYMMETRIC OCEANIC RESPONSE TO ISAAC. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121(10), 7619–7649.
2014
Kuehl, J. J., DiMarco, S. F., Spencer, L. J., & Guinasso Jr., N. L. (2014). Application of the smooth orthogonal decomposition to oceanographic data sets. Geophys. Res. Lett., 41(11), 3966–3971.
Conference Presentations - 7
2014
DiMarco, S. F., Spencer, L., Kuehl, J., Guinasso, N. L., Cygren, C., Chapman, P., et al. (2014). Volume and mass transport on the continental slope near the Macondo spill site from a moored deepwater current meter array. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Kuehl, J., Spencer, L., DiMarco, S., Guinasso, N., & Nygren, C.;. (2014). Deepwater variability as seen by the GISR mooring array. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Ledwell, L. R., He, R., Xuo, Z., Chang, P., Montuoro, R., Olascoaga, J., et al. (2014). Tracer dispersion at mid-depth in the Gulf of Mexico: Field experiment and simulations. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
Spencer, L., DiMarco, S., Kuehl, J., Kurian, J., & Chang, P. (2014). Water Column Inerial and Sub-inertial Oceanic Response to Hurricane Issac in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2014. Honolulu, HI : 02/23/14-02/28/14: Poster.
Spencer, L., DiMarco, S. F., Kuehl, J., Montuoro, R., Khade, V., Kurian, J., et al. (2014). Water Column Inertial and Sub-Inertial Oceanic Response to Hurricane Isaac in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.
2013
DiMarco, S., Chapman, P., Guinasso, N., Spencer, L., & Kuehl, J. (2013). Deepwater mooring deployment and oceanographic conditions on the continental shelf and slope of the north central Gulf of Mexico, July 2012. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Spencer, L., DiMarco, S., & Guinasso, N. (2013). Physical oceanographic conditions on the continental shelf and slope of the north central Gulf of Mexico near the Deepwater Horizon site in 2012. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.