Standard Practice for Development and Use of Oil-Spill Trajectory Models

Importancia y uso:

3.1 Trajectory models are used to predict the future movement and fate of oil (forecast mode) in contingency planning, in exercises and during real spill events. This information is used for planning purposes to position equipment and response personnel in order to optimize a spill response. Oil-spill trajectory models are used in the development of scenarios for training and exercises. The use of models allows the scenario designer to develop incidents and situations in a realistic manner.

3.2 Oil-spill trajectory models can be used in a statistical manner (stochastic mode) to identify the areas that may be impacted by oil spills.

3.3 In those cases where the degree of risk at various locations from an unknown source is needed, trajectory models can be used in an inverse mode to identify the sources of the pollution (hindcast mode).

3.4 Models can also be used to examine habitats, shorelines, or areas to predict if they would be hit with oil from a given source (receptor mode).

Subcomité:

F20.16

Volúmen:

11.08

Número ICS:

75.180.10 (Exploratory, drilling and extraction equipment)

Palabras clave:

computer-based model; fate and weathering model; oil spill surveillance and tracking; oil spill trajectory;