[Project Summary: Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment] (open access)

[Project Summary: Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment]

Summary describing the work completed at Battelle Memorial Institute for Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Battelle Memorial Institute
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Deepwater Program: The Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico: A Pilot Study of the Artificial Reef Effect in Deepwater] (open access)

[Project Summary: Deepwater Program: The Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico: A Pilot Study of the Artificial Reef Effect in Deepwater]

Summary describing the work completed at C & C Technologies, Inc. for 'Deepwater Program: The Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico: A Pilot Study of the Artificial Reef Effect in Deepwater.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: April 2007
Creator: C & C Technologies, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard-Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia Coral (open access)

Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard-Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia Coral

The final report of a study of deepwater hard bottom communities on the northern Gulf of Mexico continental slope.
Date: July 2007
Creator: CSA International, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Incorporation of Gulf of Mexico Benthic Survey Data into the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (open access)

Incorporation of Gulf of Mexico Benthic Survey Data into the Ocean Biogeographic Information System

A report detailing the transfer of legacy data from Minerals Management Service (MMS) to the Ocean Biological Information System (OBIS).
Date: December 2007
Creator: Carney, Robert S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Summary: Deepwater Program: Deepwater Current Measurements at 25º N; 90º W in Mexican Territory (open access)

Project Summary: Deepwater Program: Deepwater Current Measurements at 25º N; 90º W in Mexican Territory

Summary describing the work completed at Centro de Investigación y Educación Superior de Ensenada for deep water current measurements at 25º N; 90º W in Mexican Territory studying the full-water column in the central Gulf of Mexico. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: August 2007
Creator: Centro de Investigación y Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico: Artificial Reef Effect in Deep Water (open access)

Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico: Artificial Reef Effect in Deep Water

The objective of this research is to find, identify, and study each vessel that was a casualty of German U-boats. The second point of their research is to determine the biological effects of the boats on the environment.
Date: April 2007
Creator: Church, R.; Warren, D.; Cullimore, R.; Johnston, L.; Schroeder, W.; Patterson, W. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products (open access)

CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products

This is a CCSP synthesis and assessments overview.
Date: September 2007
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American Carbon Budget and Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle (open access)

The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American Carbon Budget and Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle

"This report provides a synthesis and integration of the current knowledge of the North American carbon budget and its context within the global carbon cycle."
Date: November 2007
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global-Change Scenarios: Their Development and Use (open access)

Global-Change Scenarios: Their Development and Use

"This report examines the development and use of scenarios in global climate change applications."
Date: July 2007
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2008 (open access)

Our Changing Planet: The U.S. Climate Change Science Program Annual Report, 2008

Annual report of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program documenting activities and research, goals for the upcoming year, proposed budget considerations, and other information about the organization for fiscal year 2008.
Date: 2007
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations (open access)

Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations

This report provides studies on greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric concentrations which focuses on questions raised by decision-makers regarding U.S. climate change.
Date: July 2007
Creator: Climate Change Science Program (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Deepwater Currents at 92° W Longitude] (open access)

[Project Summary: Deepwater Currents at 92° W Longitude]

Summary describing the work completed at the Coastal Marine Institute for Deepwater Currents at 92° W Longitude. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Coastal Marine Institue, Louisiana State University
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment (open access)

Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment

A report of a study on the solubility of industrial barite to determine whether or not a significant amount of trace metals are released into seawater.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Crecelius, Eric; Trefry, John; McKinley, James; Lasorsa, Brenda & Trocine, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Year 2005 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study] (open access)

[Project Summary: Year 2005 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study]

Summary describing the work completed at Eastern Research Group, Inc. for the Year 2005 Gulfwide Emission Inventory Study. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Year 2008 Gulfwide Emissions Inventory Study] (open access)

[Project Summary: Year 2008 Gulfwide Emissions Inventory Study]

Summary describing the work completed at Eastern Research Group, Inc. for Year 2008 Gulfwide Emissions Inventory Study. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biomass Combined Heat and Power Catalog of Technologies (open access)

Biomass Combined Heat and Power Catalog of Technologies

This is a report on the environmental impacts and potential advantages of using biomass instead of fossil fuels in energy production.
Date: September 2007
Creator: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mixtures of Metals and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons May Elicit Complex, Nonadditive Toxicological Interactions (open access)

Mixtures of Metals and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons May Elicit Complex, Nonadditive Toxicological Interactions

This is a study on the possible effects of metals and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons elevated due to possible proximity to oil and gas production platforms.
Date: May 2007
Creator: Fleeger, John W.; Marlborough, Sidney J.; Carman, Kevin R. & Silva, Soroya
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Competition and Performance in Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1983-1999 (open access)

Competition and Performance in Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1983-1999

This report details the petroleum lease sales and development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) through estimated physical and economic measures. Physical performance is measured in ways such as the prospectivity index, expeditious index, and development productivity. Economic performance is measured in ways such as a profitability index and internal rate of return.
Date: May 2007
Creator: Iledare, Omowumi O. & Kaiser, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptations and Vulnerability (open access)

Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptations and Vulnerability

This report provides a comprehensive assessment of the climate change literature prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Date: 2007
Creator: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Idle Iron in the Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Idle Iron in the Gulf of Mexico

Offshore structures are required to be removed within a year after production ceases and recently the Minerals Management Service has asked for removal of structures no longer "economically viable." This paper seeks to identify the amount of idle iron that exists in the Gulf of Mexico as well as describe the geographic distribution and ownership patterns.
Date: May 2007
Creator: Kaiser, Mark J. & Pulsipher, Allan G.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Idle Iron, Scrap, and Reuse in the Gulf of Mexico] (open access)

[Project Summary: Idle Iron, Scrap, and Reuse in the Gulf of Mexico]

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies for 'Idle Iron, Scrap, and Reuse in the Gulf of Mexico.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: July 2007
Creator: Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Profitability of Offshore Petroleum Ventures and Operations: Empirical Evidence from Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Development on the Gulf of Mexico OCS, 1983-1999] (open access)

[Project Summary: Profitability of Offshore Petroleum Ventures and Operations: Empirical Evidence from Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Development on the Gulf of Mexico OCS, 1983-1999]

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies for 'Profitability of Offshore Petroleum Ventures and Operations: Empirical Evidence from Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Development on the Gulf of Mexico OCS, 1983-1999.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: June 2007
Creator: Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Do Joint Exposures to Heavy Metals and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon Elicit Nonadditive Responses in Benthic Invertebrates?] (open access)

[Project Summary: Do Joint Exposures to Heavy Metals and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon Elicit Nonadditive Responses in Benthic Invertebrates?]

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University for 'Do Joint Exposures to Heavy Metals and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon Elicit Nonadditive Responses in Benthic Invertebrates?' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: May 2007
Creator: Louisiana State Universiy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Incorporation of Benthic Survey Data into OBIS: Phase One of a North Atlantic Benthic Synthesis] (open access)

[Project Summary: Incorporation of Benthic Survey Data into OBIS: Phase One of a North Atlantic Benthic Synthesis]

Summary describing the work completed at Louisianan State University, Coastal Marine Institute for {{{study title, or description if the title is unclear}}}. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Louisianan State University, Coastal Marine Institute
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library