Combining numerical ocean circulation models with satellite observations in a trajectory forecast system: A rapid response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8030, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Liu, Yonggang ^a   Weisberg, Robert H ^a   Hu, Chuanmin ^a   Zheng, Lianyuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deepwater Horizon; Gulf of Mexico; Ocean circulation models; Oil spill; Satellite imagery; Trajectory model

Indexed keywords

COASTAL OCEAN; DEEPWATER; FORECAST SYSTEMS; GULF OF MEXICO; MARINE RESOURCES; NUMERICAL MODELS; OCEAN CIRCULATION MODELS; OIL LOCATION; RAPID RESPONSE; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION; SITE LOCATION; SPILL RESPONSE; SURFACE CURRENT; TRAJECTORY MODEL; TRAJECTORY MODELS;

FORECASTING; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OIL SPILLS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRAJECTORIES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

EID: 79960511630     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.887983     Document Type: Conference Paper

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