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

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Chris Downs

Mississippi State University

Department of Geosciences

108 Hilbun Hall, PO Box 5448
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Starkville, MS 39762

Project List:

Comprehensive Study of Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Health and Productivity of Gulf Coast Salt Marshes

Bridge Grants (RFP-III)Role: Undergraduate Student

OIL: Comprehensive Study of the Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Health and Productivity of Gulf Coast Salt Marshes

Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf InstituteRole: Undergraduate Student

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Article - 1
2012
Mishra, D. R., Cho, H. J., Ghosh, S., Fox, A., Downs, C., Merani, P. B. T., et al. (2012). Post-spill state of the marsh: Remote estimation of the ecological impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on Louisiana Salt Marshes. Remote Sensing of Environment, 118, 176–185.
Conference Presentations - 5
2012
Mishra, D., Cho, H. J., Ghosh, S., Downs, C., Fox, A. A., & McKibben, A. (2012). Impact of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill on the health and productivity of Louisiana Salt Marshes. In 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Mysore, India, July 14-22, 2012.
2011
Downs, C., Ghosh, S., & Mishra, D. (2011). Using Proximal Sensing to Monitor the Oil Spill Impact on Wetlands Across Gulf States. In Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference. Mobile, AL, May 17-19, 2011.
Ghosh, S., Mishra, D., Cho, H. J., Fox, A. A., Downs, C., Merani, P. B. T., et al. (2011). Impact of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill on the Health and Productivity of Louisiana Salt Marshes: Preliminary Results. In Northern Gulf Institute Annual Conference. Mobile, AL, May 17-19, 2011.
Guthrie, C. L., McNeal, K. S., Mishra, D. R., Blakeney, G. A., Ghosh, S., & Downs, C. G. (2011). Temporal Salt Marsh Sediment Response to the Deep Water Horizon BP Oil Spill at Marsh Point, MS. In Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC, November 4-7, 2012.
Mishra, D., Cho, H. J., Ghosh, S., Fox, A. A., Downs, C., Merani, P. B. T., et al. (2011). Impact of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill on the Health and Productivity of Louisiana Salt Marshes. In Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. April 12-16, 2011.