Tactical Modeling of Surface Oil Transport During the Deepwater Horizon Spill Response

Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record Breaking Enterprise

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 167-178

  MacFadyen, Amy ^a   Watabayashi, G Y ^a   Barker, C H ^a   Beegle Krause, C J ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Genwest Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Deepwater Horizon; Gulf of Mexico; Modeling; NOAA; Oil spills; Pollution

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; MARINE POLLUTION; MODELS; POLLUTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILLS; DEEPWATER HORIZONS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; GULF OF MEXICO; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION; NOAA;

OIL SPILLS;

EID: 84906220866     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GM001128     Document Type: Chapter

References (30)

1. Barker, C. H. (2011), A statistical outlook for the Deepwater Horizon spill, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., doi:10.1029/2011GM001129, this volume.
2. Barth, A., A. Alvera-Azcárate, and R. H.Weisberg (2008), A nested model study of the Loop Current generated variability and its impact on theWest Florida Shelf, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C05009, doi:10.1029/2007JC004492.
3. Beegle-Krause, C. J. (2001), General NOAA oil modelling environment (GNOME): A new spill trajectory model, paper presented at 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, Tampa Bay, Fla., 26-29 March.
4. Beegle-Krause, C. J., andW. T. Lynch (2005), Combining modeling with response in potential deep well blowout: Lessons learned from Thunder Horse, paper presented at International Oil Spill Conference, Miami, Fla., 15-18 May.
5. Beegle-Krause, C. J., J. Callahan, and C. O'Connor (2003), NOAA model extended to use Nowcast/Forecast currents, paper presented at International Oil Spill Conference, Vancouver, B. C., 6-11 April.
6. Camilli, R., C. M. Reddy, D. R. Yoerger, B. A. S. Van Mooy, M. V. Jakuba, J. C. Kinsey, C. P. McIntyre, S. P. Sylva, and J. V. Maloney (2010), Tracking hydrocarbon plume transport and biodegradation at Deepwater Horizon, Science, 330(6001), 201-204, doi:10.1126/science.1195223.
7. Clark, R. N., et al. (2010), A method for qualitative mapping of thick oil spills using imaging spectroscopy, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open File Rep., 2010-1101.
8. Dale, A. C., M. D. Levine, J. A. Barth, and J. A. Austin (2006), A dye tracer reveals cross-shelf dispersion and interleaving on the Oregon shelf, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L03604, doi:10.1029/2005GL024959.
9. Galt, J. (1994), Trajectory analysis for oil spills, J. Adv. Mar. Technol. Conf., 11, 91-126.
10. Hazen, T. C., et al. (2010), Deep-sea oil plume enriches psychrophilic oil-degrading bacteria, Science, 330(6001), 204-208, doi:10.1126/science.1195979.
11. Hyun, K. H., and R. Y. He (2010), Coastal upwelling in the South Atlantic Bight: A revisit of the 2003 cold event using long term observations and model hindcast solutions, J. Mar. Syst., 83 (1-2), 1-13, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.05.014.
12. Joint Analysis Group (2010a), Review of preliminary data to examine subsurface oil in the vicinity of MC252#1, May 19 to June 19, 2010, Gov. Rep. to Unified Command, Rep. 2, Natl. Oceanic and Atmos. Admin., Washington, D. C.
13. Joint Analysis Group (2010b), Review of R/V Brooks McCall data to examine subsurface oil, Gov. Rep. to Unified Command, Rep. 1, Natl. Oceanic and Atmos. Admin., Washington, D. C.
14. Ko, D. S., P. J. Martin, C. D. Rowley, and R. H. Preller (2008), A real-time coastal ocean prediction experiment for MREA04, J. Mar. Syst., 69(1-2), 17-28, doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.02.022.
15. Labson, V. F., R. N. Clark, G. A. Swayze, T. M. Hoefen, R. Kokaly, K. E. Livo, M. H. Powers, G. S. Plumlee, and G. P. Meeker (2010), Estimated minimum discharge rates of the Deepwater Horizon spill-Interim report to the Flow Rate Technical Group from the Mass Balance Team, U.S. Geol. Surv. Open File Rep., 2010-1132, 4pp.
16. Liu, Y., R. H. Weisberg, C. Hu, C. Kovach, and R. Riethmüller (2011a), Evolution of the Loop Current system during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill event as observed with drifters and satellites, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., doi:10.1029/2011GM001127, this volume.
17. Liu, Y., R. H. Weisberg, C. Hu, and L. Zheng (2011b), Trajectory forecast as a rapid response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., doi:10. 1029/2011GM001121, this volume.
18. McNutt, M., R. Camilli, G. Guthrie, P. Hsieh, V. Labson, B. Lehr, D. Maclay, A. Ratzel, and M. Sogge (2011), Assessment of flow rate estimates for the Deepwater Horizon/Macondo well oil spill, Flow Rate Technical Group report to the National Incident Command, Interagency Solutions Group, March 10, 2011, U.S. Dep. of the Inter., Washington, D. C.
19. National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling (2011), The Gulf oil disaster and the future of offshore drilling, report to the President, Natl. Comm. on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drill., Washington, D. C. [Available at http://www.oilspillcommission.gov/sites/default/files/documents/DEEPWATER_ReporttothePresident_ FINAL.pdf.]
20. Reddy, C. M., et al. (2011), Composition and fate of gas and oil released to the water column during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., doi:10.1073/pnas. 1101242108.
21. Reed, M., C. Turner, and A. Odulo (1994), The role of wind and emulsification in modeling oil-spill and surface drifter trajectories, Spill Sci. Technol. Bull., 1(2), 143-157.
22. Reed, M., Ø. Johansen, P. J. Brandvik, P. Daling, A. Lewis, R. Fiocco, D. Mackay, and R. Prentki (1999), Oil spill modeling towards the close of the 20th century: Overview of the state of the art, Spill Sci. Technol. Bull., 5(1), 3-16, doi:10.1016/s1353-2561 (98)00029-2.
23. Ryerson, T. B., et al. (2011), Atmospheric emissions from the Deepwater Horizon spill constrain air-water partitioning, hydrocarbon fate, and leak rate, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L07803, doi:10.1029/2011GL046726.
24. Schiller, R. V., V. H. Kourafalou, P. Hogan, and N. D.Walker (2011), The dynamics of the Mississippi River plume: Impact of topography, wind and offshore forcing on the fate of plume waters, J. Geophys. Res., 116, C06029, doi:10.1029/2010JC006883.
25. Spaulding, M. L. (1988), A state-of-the-art review of oil spill trajectory and fate modeling, Oil Chem. Pollut., 4, 39-55.
26. Streett, D. (2011), NOAA's satellite monitoring of marine oil, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., doi:10. 1029/2011GM001104, this volume.
27. Sundermeyer, M. A., and J. R. Ledwell (2001), Lateral dispersion over the continental shelf: Analysis of dye release experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 106(C5), 9603-9621, doi:10.1029/2000JC900138.
28. Valentine, D. L., et al. (2010), Propane respiration jump-starts microbial response to a deep oil spill, Science, 330(6001), 208-211, doi:10.1126/science.1196830.
29. Vitart, F. (2006), Seasonal forecasting of tropical storm frequency using a multi-model ensemble, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 132(615), 647-666, doi:10.1256/qj.05.65.
30. Walker, N. D., et al. (2011), Impacts of Loop Current frontal cyclonic eddies and wind forcing on the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, in Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., doi:10.1029/2011GM001120, this volume.