A Coordinated Modeling Approach in Support of Oil Spill Tracking
Implementing Organization
University of South Florida
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$660,000
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
Ocean circulation modeling groups from University of South Florida, Florida State University and University of Miami are teaming to provide oil spill trajectory modeling in support of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill crisis. Our starting point consists of an ensemble of six different state of the art models that we have used, either individually or collectively, since the onset of this crisis. With our work presently used in the NOAA Hazmat daily surface oil spill trajectory advisories, the impact and relevance to the gulf oil crisis are clearly demonstrated.
Contact
Robert Weisberg727-553-1568
weisberg@usf.edu
Project Website
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