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Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Dispersion of Oil in the Ocean Surface Layers: Development, Testing and Applications of Subgrid-Scale Parameterizations

Implementing Organization

Johns Hopkins University

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$708,851

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

Deep water blowouts generate plumes of oil droplets and gas bubbles that rise through, and interact with, various layers of the ocean. These interactions strongly affect the subsequent arrival of parts of the plume at the ocean surface. Computer modeling of these processes is playing an increasingly important role for estimating total oil spill volume and contribution of bio-degradation, planning for dispersant injection, and predictions/postdictions in general.

Contact

Charles V. Meneveau
401-516-7802
meneveau@jhu.edu
Project Website
Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

www.me.jhu.edu/meneveau

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