Zeinstra-Helfrich Marieke

Abstract

A model was developed for oil slick elongation as a result of entrainment and resurfacing (wind shear). A series of model runs was performed to investigate the influence of oil properties oil type and wind speed on the elongation.

Comments

Extent

Dataset contains model code and output data, no field sampling involved.

Supplemental Information

Model: 2016 08 12 - Oil Slick Elongation Model.R: the model script, to be run in Rstatistics (https://www.r-project.org/). Data: IN_OUT.csv - Model input for the test cases Within the folder "Individual outuputs": [testno] - Diameters: Properties of the diameter size classes for this simulation [testno] - Hoil: Oil layer thickness (in m) over time (rows) per grid-cell (columns) [testno] - Vsusp: Oil volume suspended thickness (in m3/m2) over time (rows) per grid-cell (columns) [testno] - Output: Data on oil slick properties over time. (Volume of oil floating, Volume of oil suspended, Fraction disappeared, Volume 'lost', volume fraction 'lost', volume fraction floating, volume fraction suspended, length of the visible slick (m), Volume of oil in visible slick, Lenght of the 'black' (true oil color) slick part (m), displacement of the downwind edge (m))|||||

Purpose

To investigate the influence of certain parameters on the elongation process in order to understand when dispersants would be beneficial and when not.

Keywords

Oil spill modelling, Dispersion, Shear Spreading, Oil Viscosity, Wind Speed, Oil Slick Size

UDI

R4.x267.177:0002

Date

November 2016

Point of Contact

Name

Marieke Zeinstra-Helfrich

Organization

NHL University of Applied Sciences / Department of Maritime, Marine, Environment and Safety Management

Funding Source

RFP-4

DOI

10.7266/N7SQ8XFT

Rights Information

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.

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