Sensitivity analysis in oil spill models: Case study using adios

Roy Overstreet, Andrzej Lewandowski, William Lehr, Robert Jones, Debra Simecek-Beatty, Donna Calhoun

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Abstract

The Hazardous Material Response and Assessment Division (HAZMAT) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses the oil weathering software package named Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Spills (ADIOS) to investigate the oil weathering process. This model combines a database of physical and chemical properties of oils with a simulation model computing mass losses, density, viscosity, and water content of an oil spill due to evaporation, dispersion, and emulsification. A first-order sensitivity analysis of the ADIOS evaporation algorithm indicates that it might be possible to provide a taxonomy of oils with respect to reliability of results generated by the model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages7623-7630
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2005
Event2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005 - Miami Beach, FL, United States
Duration: 15 May 200519 May 2005

Conference

Conference2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMiami Beach, FL
Period15/05/0519/05/05

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