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Basic Oil Spill Forecasting and Modeling
DescriptionThis course will introduce the fundamentals of oil spill transport, fate, and effects analyses using computer modeling. Applications include forecasting for spill response, hindcasting, response planning, and risk assessment in marine and inland waters. The session will introduce the basics of oil spill science as it pertains to modeling. It will then provide an overview of modeling use cases, with examples using oil spill models from RPS (previously ASA) and NOAA. We will highlight differences in approach between offshore versus terrestrial modeling, as well as the inclusion of response activities, use in response, drills, spill response planning, environmental risk assessment, and injury (natural resource damage) assessment.

One can't properly use models if you don’t understand a bit about what goes on out in the field, and the basic physics and chemistry that models are trying to simulate.

At the end of the class, the participants will:

* Understand which questions models can help answer.

* Have an appreciation for the limitations of models and uncertainties in the results.

* Know what data (or other model results) are needed to drive a spill model.

* Know which input data model results are most sensitive to.

* Understand the most important physical, chemical, and biological processes that are modeled.

* Be able to think critically about which models are applicable to what questions.

* Be able to assess how good the answers need to be for a given application.
Event Type
Short Course
TimeMonday, May 13th8:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Location275-277