Metocean input data for drift models applications: Loustic study

Conference · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:256916

Michon, P ^[1]; Bossart, C ^[2]; Cabioc`h, M ^[3]

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1. MeteoMer, Puget s/Argens (France)
2. E.A.P., Paris la Defense (France)
3. CEDRE, Plouzane (France)

Real-time monitoring and crisis management of oil slicks or floating structures displacement require a good knowledge of local winds, waves and currents used as input data for operational drift models. Fortunately, thanks to world-wide and all-weather coverage, satellite measurements have recently enabled the introduction of new methods for the remote sensing of the marine environment. Within a French joint industry project, a procedure has been developed using basically satellite measurements combined to metocean models in order to provide marine operators` drift models with reliable wind, wave and current analyses and short term forecasts. Particularly, a model now allows the calculation of the drift current, under the joint action of wind and sea-state, thus radically improving the classical laws. This global procedure either directly uses satellite wind and waves measurements (if available on the study area) or indirectly, as calibration of metocean models results which are brought to the oil slick or floating structure location. The operational use of this procedure is reported here with an example of floating structure drift offshore from the Brittany coasts.

• OSTI ID: 256916
• Report Number(s): CONF-950604--; ISBN 1-880653-17-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
58 GEOSCIENCES
ACCURACY
AERIAL MONITORING
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS
OCEANIC CIRCULATION
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
OIL SPILLS
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
REMOTE SENSING
WATER CURRENTS
WATER POLLUTION MONITORS
WATER WAVES
WAVE FORCES
WIND