Arctic Oil Spill Modeling: Development of an improved Alaskan shoreline for GNOME modeling

Research Team:

• Tristan A. Goers, Researcher, University of Alaska Anchorage
• Dr. Caixia Wang, Mentor, University of Alaska Anchorage
• Dr. Chris Barker, Advisor, NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration

Summary:

The United States Coast Guard relies on the GNOME oil spill model and NOAA in the event of an oil spill. NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration has a need for an Arctic-capable oil spill model. As part of that model, Alaskan shorelines are required that are best available and useable for GNOME modeling.

Documents:

Website: Arctic Domain Awareness Website