Open AccessModeling of sea currents and the spread of an oil slick in the Labrador Sea area
Author(s) -
Irma Martyn,
Yaroslav Petrov,
S. Stepanov,
A. Sidorenko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/723/5/052035
Subject(s) - current (fluid) , geology , curvilinear coordinates , oil spill , software package , environmental science , oceanography , volume (thermodynamics) , oil field , meteorology , software , geography , petroleum engineering , geometry , physics , mathematics , computer science , programming language , quantum mechanics
The article discusses the modeling of an oil spill in the Labrador Sea region using the Cardinal software package. The capabilities of the software package are shown. The use of a rectangular and curvilinear grid is presented, and the calculation of currents and spread of an oil slick is carried out under the condition of topographic irregularities of the sea bottom, the field of currents and wind conditions. As a result of the work, maps of the current field and sea level were obtained. The parameters of the oil spill were calculated, including the volume of dispersed and evaporated oil. And in conclusion, the transformation of an oil spill in the center of the sea for 5 days is shown.