Ocean Oil Spills
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Oceanography".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2019) | Viewed by 4367
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Efficient oil spill mitigation actions depend on rapid detection of oil slicks and prediction of their fate and displacement. This will allow response agencies time for planning and providing a specific and timely intervention at sea. Oil slick detection can be done in-situ or by remote sensing. Forecasts are usually performed through numerical simulations with the application of empirical and semi-empirical algorithms. Breaking waves and vertical mixing of oil will affect droplet size distribution and horizontal displacement of the oil. In this Special Issue, we would like to focus on applications of high-resolution model setups in combination with fully fledged oil spill simulation models, which includes the most important factors affecting the oil fate. Comparisons with real-world cases are particularly welcome. The contributions should build on the recent rapid development in high-resolution ocean modelling. Coastal applications with features such as complex topography and river plume interaction are of special interest, as well as studies involving new methods for oil slick detection in combination with transport modelling.
Dr. Lars Robert HoleGuest Editor
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Keywords
- Oil spill
- High resolution modeling
- Vertical mixing
- Drifter studies
- Coastal applications
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