Marine Science Faculty Publications
Introduction to Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2011
Keywords
oil spill, Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of Mexico, observations, numerical models, marine pollution
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1029/GM195
Abstract
In response to the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists from the operational response agencies, the academic community, and the private sector employed the oil spill detection technologies and ocean-observing and modeling resources to map the discharged hydrocarbons and simulated their transport with the aim of aiding mitigation efforts. Numerous types of instruments and sensors were used, many numerical models were applied, and a broad array of scientists were involved. These studies represent a new generation of applied oceanography with a focus on a historical oil spill. Preliminary research results reported in 21 chapters of this book are categorized and summarized.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Introduction to Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, in Y. Liu, A. Macfadyen, Z. G. Ji & R. H. Weisberg (Eds.), Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record‐Breaking Enterprise, v. 195, American Geophysical Union, p. 1-7
Scholar Commons Citation
Liu, Yonggang; Macfadyen, Amy; Ji, Zhen-Gang; and Weisberg, Robert H., "Introduction to Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill" (2011). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 318.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/318
