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Surface Dynamics Of Crude And Weathered Oil In The Presence Of Dispersants: Laboratory Experiment And Numerical Simulation, Alexander Soloviev, Brian K. Haus, Michael G. Mcgauley, Cayla Whitney Dean, David G. Ortiz-Suslow, Nathan J. M. Laxague, Tamay M. Ozgokmen

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Marine oil spills can have dire consequences for the environment. Research on their dynamics is important for the well-being of coastal communities and their economies. Propagation of oil spills is a very complex physical-chemical process. As seen during the Deepwater Horizon event in the Gulf of Mexico during 2010, one of the critical problems remaining for prediction of oil transport and dispersion in the marine environment is the small-scale structure and dynamics of surface oil spills. The laboratory experiments conducted in this work were focused on understanding the differences between the dynamics of crude and weathered oil spills and the …