Modeling oil weathering and transport in sea ice. Academic Article

abstract

• This paper presents a model of oil weathering and transport in sea ice. It contains a model formulation and scenario simulation to test the proposed model. The model formulation is based on state-of-the-art models for individual weathering and transport processes. The approach incorporates the dependency of weathering and transport processes on each other, as well as their simultaneous occurrence after an oil spill in sea ice. The model is calibrated with available experimental data. The experimental data and model prediction show close agreement. A sensitivity analysis is conducted to determine the most sensitive parameters in the model. The model is useful for contingency planning of a potential oil spill in sea ice. It is suitable for coupling with a level IV fugacity model, to estimate the concentration and persistence of hydrocarbons in air, ice, water and sediments for risk assessment purposes.

authors

• Khan, Faisal

published proceedings

• Mar Pollut Bull

altmetric score

• 0.75

author list (cited authors)

• Afenyo, M., Khan, F., Veitch, B., & Yang, M.

citation count

• 31

complete list of authors

• Afenyo, Mawuli||Khan, Faisal||Veitch, Brian||Yang, Ming

publication date

• June 2016

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN  Journal

keywords

• Environmental Monitoring
• Fate
• Hydrocarbons
• Ice Cover
• Model
• Models, Chemical
• Oil Spill
• Petroleum
• Petroleum Pollution
• Sea Ice
• Transport
• Water Pollutants, Chemical
• Weather
• Weathering

PubMed Central ID

• 27130467

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.03.070

start page

• 206

end page

• 215

volume

• 107

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.03.070