Transport and fate of oil in the upper ocean: Studying and modeling multi-scale physical dispersion mechanisms and remediation strategies using Large Eddy Simulation

Implementing Organization

Johns Hopkins University

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$877,162

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 has four main goals: 1) develop a transport model for evolution of entire distributions of oil droplet sizes in Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and effects of dispersants on the size distribution; 2) develop the Extended Nonperiodic Domain LES for Scalar Transport (ENDLESS) methodology that couples the transport with outputs from larger scale regional ocean models; 3) With simulations, explore effects of dispersants on plume evolution for both underwater and surface application of oil dispersants; 4) Use results to develop engineering tools for rapid real-time assessment and parameterizations for regional scale ocean models.

Contact

Charles V. Meneveau
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meneveau@jhu.edu
Project Website

Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None