Modeling, Data and Visualization of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Implementing Organization
Louisiana State University
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$800,002
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
Environmental Research
Targeted Resources
Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Project Description
Three-dimensional modeling of the transport and fate of oil, gas and hydrates is essential to capture the correct behavior of oil spills and their impact on natural and human resources. Current forecast models generally embody depth-averaged or two-dimensional coastal models that do not capture the three-dimensional spatio-temporal dispersion of the multi-component spill and additives.
Contact
Sumanta Acharya225-578-5809
acharya@tigers.lsu.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None