RANDOM DRIFT OF AN IDEALIZED OIL PATCH

This paper develops a model for the random drift of an idealized oil patch on water due to influences of wind and currents. Probabilistic descriptions for the displacement of the center of mass are derived. The model provides for random shifts in wind direction and its influence on reorienting the oil patch.

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  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

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  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • Fallah, M H
  • Stark, R M
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 83-97
• Serial:
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Volume: 3 N
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Pergamon
  • ISSN: 0029-8018
  • EISSN: 1873-5258
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00298018

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamics; Flow; Oil spills; Water quality management; Wind
• Old TRIS Terms: Oil spill behavior; Oil spreading dynamics; Wind induced flow
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139884
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM