Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Dispersion of Oil in the Ocean Surface Layers: Development, Testing and Applications of Subgrid-Scale Parameterizations
Implementing Organization
Johns Hopkins University
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$708,851
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Funding Program
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative GoMRI Grant Program
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Physical Aspects Research
Targeted Resources
Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Project Description
Deep water blowouts generate plumes of oil droplets and gas bubbles that rise through, and interact with, various layers of the ocean. These interactions strongly affect the subsequent arrival of parts of the plume at the ocean surface. Computer modeling of these processes is playing an increasingly important role for estimating total oil spill volume and contribution of bio-degradation, planning for dispersant injection, and predictions/postdictions in general.
Contact
Charles V. Meneveau401-516-7802
meneveau@jhu.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
www.me.jhu.edu/meneveau