In:
International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, International Oil Spill Conference, Vol. 1991, No. 1 ( 1991-03-01), p. 607-618
Abstract:
An oil spill response model, configured for operation on a personal computer, was developed for the Canadian Beaufort Sea (in the Mackenzie Bay-Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula area) for a consortium of oil companies operating in the region. The spill model predicts the drift, spread, evaporation, dispersion, emulsification, and shoreline interaction of spilled oil in ice-infested waters. Wind conditions and ice distribution data are input by the user. Currents are provided by a three-dimensional, fine-grid hydrodynamic model of the study region forced by river flow and wind. The spill model allows the user to reinitialize the spill location based on observations and to simulate either instantaneous or continuous spill scenarios. The model predicts the spill's trajectory, the areal distribution of the oil slick, the oiled shoreline, and the oil mass balance as a function of time. Model output is provided on a color ink printer or a color graphics monitor.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2169-3358
,
2169-3366
DOI:
10.7901/2169-3358-1991-1-607
Language:
English
Publisher:
International Oil Spill Conference
Publication Date:
1991
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