@article{e881b84232344779bdddbfc78a92c461,
title = "Operational oil spill trajectory modelling using HF radar currents: A northwest European continental shelf case study",
abstract = "This paper presents a novel operational oil spill modelling system based on HF radar currents, implemented in a northwest European shelf sea. The system integrates Open Modal Analysis (OMA), Short Term Prediction algorithms (STPS) and an oil spill model to simulate oil spill trajectories. A set of 18 buoys was used to assess the accuracy of the system for trajectory forecast and to evaluate the benefits of HF radar data compared to the use of currents from a hydrodynamic model (HDM). The results showed that simulated trajectories using OMA currents were more accurate than those obtained using a HDM. After 48 h the mean error was reduced by 40%. The forecast skill of the STPS method was valid up to 6 h ahead. The analysis performed shows the benefits of HF radar data for operational oil spill modelling, which could be easily implemented in other regions with HF radar coverage.",
keywords = "Drifting buoys, HF radar, Oil spill modelling, Operational forecasting",
author = "Abascal, {Ana J.} and Jorge Sanchez and Helios Chiri and Ferrer, {Mar{\'i}a I.} and Mar C{\'a}rdenas and Alejandro Gallego and Sonia Castanedo and Ra{\'u}l Medina and Andr{\'e}s Alonso-Martirena and Barbara Berx and Turrell, {William R.} and Hughes, {Sarah L.}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was partially funded from a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants under the research project IDI-20140011 (NEMOT4OGI) and by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) under the research projects TRA2011-28900 (PLVMA) and TRA2014-59570-R (PLVMA3D). MC would like to thank the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) for the funding under the FPI Program. We would also like to thank all partners of the Brahan Project for their help and support and Jan Maksymczuk from the UK Met Office for kindly providing the data from the FOAM-AMM model. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017",
year = "2017",
month = jun,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.04.010",
language = "English",
volume = "119",
pages = "336--350",
journal = "Marine Pollution Bulletin",
issn = "0025-326X",
publisher = "PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD",
number = "1",
}