High-Fidelity Modeling of Transport of Oil-Derived Particulates Using an Equilibrium Eulerian Method

Implementing Organization

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$12,788

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

This project is concerned with the efforts to investigate the physical processes that affect transport, dispersion, dilution, distribution, and fate of oil-derived substances with an important objective of understanding the transport and fate of contaminants associated with the Deepwater Horizon incident. The overarching goal of the proposed research is to identify and determine the kinematic and dynamic transport processes that govern the distribution, dispersion, dilution, and fate of oil-derived substances in Alabama coastal waters.

Contact

Babak Shotorban
256-824-6194
babak.shotorban@uah.edu
Project Website

Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None