SHARC Validation and Verification Study of Oil Spill Transport and Fate Algorithms Leveraging the Cosco Busan Incident

Abstract

A verification and validation study was undertaken to assess the transport and material fate mechanisms within the System for Hazard Assessment of Released Chemicals (SHARC) to determine the degree to which this waterborne hazard modeling capability can accurately reproduce a documented oil spill in a highly dynamic coastal environment. Aerial and shoreline oiling observations from the November 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill, combined with available environmental forcing data, were used to compare model predicted plume locations, oil thickness, and shoreline stranding with these observations. SHARC showed excellent agreement based on material location, thickness, and overall extent within the first 72 hours of the incident.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1154862

Entities

People

  • David B. Segala
  • Jennifer A Cragan
  • Matthew C. Ward
  • Peter J Egli

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemistry
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Databases
  • Environment
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Equations
  • Fuel Oils
  • Fuels
  • Geometry
  • Grids
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Meteorological Data
  • Natural Resources
  • Oceanography
  • Oil Spills
  • Petroleum
  • Physical Properties
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.